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3 CONTENTS I. UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA... 1 Status of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, of the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention and of the Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks Table recapitulating the status of the Convention and of the related Agreements, as at 9 December Chronological lists of ratifications of, accessions and successions to the Convention and the related Agreements, as at 9 December (a) The Convention (b) Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention (c) Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks Page II. LEGAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA A. National legislation United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a) Sea Fisheries, The Fishery Limits Order (b) Continental Shelf, The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order Denmark: Executive Order No. 613 of 19 July 2002: Executive Order to Amend the Executive Order concerning Denmark s Exclusive Economic Zone Norway: Regulations relating to the Limit of the Norwegian Territorial Sea around Jan Mayen Honduras: Executive Decree No. PCM France: Decree No of 21 April 1999, to determine the baselines from which the breadth of the French territorial sea adjacent to the Martinique and Guadeloupe regions is measured Papua New Guinea: Declaration of the baselines by method of coordinates of base points for purposes of the location of the archipelagic waters of 25 July iii -

4 7. Timor-Leste: Law No. 7/2002: Maritime Borders of the Territory of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste B. Bilateral treaties Muscat Agreement on the Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between the Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Treaty between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of São Tome and Principe on the Joint Development of Petroleum and other Resources, in respect of Areas of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Two States Agreement on the Delimitation of the Maritime Border between the Gabonese Republic and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Finland, the Government of the Republic of Estonia and the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden on the Common Maritime Boundary Point in the Baltic Sea C. Recent judgements, orders and arbitral awards International Court of Justice: Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria, (Cameroon v. Nigeria: Equatorial Guinea Intervening) - Judgment of 10 October 2002 Merits (excerpt) iv -

5 - 1 - I. UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA Status of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, of the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention and of the Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks State or entity Italicized text indicates nonmembers of the United Nations; Shaded row indicates landlocked States 1. Table recapitulating the status of the Convention and of the related Agreements, as at 9 December 2002 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (in force as from 16 November 1994) Signature ( - declaration) Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); succession(s); ( - declaration) Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention (in force as from 28 July 1996) Signature Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); definitive signature(ds); participation(p); 1 simplified procedure (sp); 2 Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (in force as from 11 December 2001) Signature ( - declaration or statement) Ratification; accession(a) 3 ( - declaration) TOTALS 157 ( 35) 141 ( 51) ( 5) 32 ( 8) Afghanistan Albania Algeria 11 June June 1996 (p) Andorra Angola 5 December 1990 Antigua and Barbuda 2 February 1989 Argentina 1 December December 1995 Armenia 9 December 2002(a) 9 December 2002(a) Australia 5 October October December 1999 Austria 14 July July 1995 Azerbaijan Bahamas 29 July July January 1997(a) States bound by the Agreement by having ratified, acceded or succeeded to the Convention under article 4, paragraph 1, of the Agreement. States bound by the Agreement under the simplified procedure set out in article 5 of the Agreement. In accordance with its article 40, the Agreement shall enter into force 30 days after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification or accession.

6 State or entity Italicized text indicates nonmembers of the United Nations; Shaded row indicates landlocked States United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (in force as from 16 November 1994) Signature ( - declaration) Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); succession(s); ( - declaration) Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention (in force as from 28 July 1996) Signature Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); definitive signature(ds); participation(p); 1 simplified procedure (sp); 2 Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (in force as from 11 December 2001) Signature ( - declaration or statement) Ratification; accession(a) 3 ( - declaration) Bahrain 30 May 1985 Bangladesh 27 July July 2001 (a) Barbados 12 October July 1995 (sp) 22 September 2000(a) Belarus Belgium 13 November November 1998 Belize 13 August October 1994 (ds) Benin 16 October October 1997 (p) Bhutan Bolivia 28 April April 1995 (p) Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 January 1994 (s) Botswana 2 May 1990 Brazil 22 December March 2000 Brunei Darussalam 5 November November 1996 (p) Bulgaria 15 May May 1996 (a) Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon 19 November August 2002 Canada 3 August 1999 Cape Verde 10 August 1987 Central African Republic Chad Chile 25 August August 1997 (a) China 7 June June 1996 (p) Colombia Comoros 21 June 1994 Congo Cook Islands 15 February February 1995 (a) 1 April 1999 (a) Costa Rica 21 September September 2001 (a) 18 June 2001 (a)

7 State or entity United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (in force as from 16 November 1994) Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention (in force as from 28 July 1996) Signature Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (in force as from 11 December 2001) Italicized text indicates nonmembers of the United Nations; Shaded row indicates landlocked States Signature ( - declaration) Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); succession(s); ( - declaration) Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); definitive signature(ds); participation(p); 1 simplified procedure (sp); 2 Signature ( - declaration or statement) Ratification; accession(a) 3 ( - declaration) Côte d'ivoire 26 March July 1995 (sp) Croatia 5 April 1995 (s) 5 April 1995 (p) Cuba 15 August October 2002 (a) Cyprus 12 December July September 2002 (a) Czech Republic 21 June June 1996 Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of 17 February 1989 the Congo Denmark Djibouti 8 October 1991 Dominica 24 October 1991 Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt 26 August 1983 El Salvador Equatorial Guinea 21 July July 1997 (p) Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia European Community 1 April 1998 (fc) 1 April 1998(fc) Fiji 10 December July December 1996 Finland 21 June June 1996 France 11 April April 1996 Gabon 11 March March 1998 (p) Gambia 22 May 1984 Georgia 21 March 1996 (a) 21 March 1996 (p) Germany 14 October 1994 (a) 14 October 1994 Ghana 7 June 1983

8 State or entity Italicized text indicates nonmembers of the United Nations; Shaded row indicates landlocked States United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (in force as from 16 November 1994) Signature ( - declaration) Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); succession(s); ( - declaration) Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention (in force as from 28 July 1996) Signature Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); definitive signature(ds); participation(p); 1 simplified procedure (sp); 2 Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (in force as from 11 December 2001) Signature ( - declaration or statement) Ratification; accession(a) 3 ( - declaration) Greece 21 July July 1995 Grenada 25 April July 1995 (sp) Guatemala 11 February February 1997 (p) Guinea 6 September July 1995 (sp) Guinea-Bissau 25 August 1986 Guyana 16 November 1993 Haiti 31 July July 1996 (p) Holy See Honduras 5 October 1993 Hungary 5 February February 2002(a) Iceland 21 June July 1995 (sp) 14 February 1997 India 29 June June 1995 Indonesia 3 February June 2000 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17 April 1998(a) Iraq 30 July 1985 Ireland 21 June June 1996 Israel Italy 13 January January Jamaica 21 March July 1995 (sp) Japan 20 June June 1996 Jordan 27 November 1995 (a) 27 November 1995 (p) Kazakhstan Kenya 2 March July 1994 (ds) Kiribati Kuwait 2 May August 2002 (a) 4 On 4 June 1999, the Government of Italy informed the Secretary-General that "Italy intends to withdraw the instrument of ratification it deposited on 4 March 1999, in order to proceed subsequently to complete that formalilty in conjuction with all the States members of the European Union".

9 State or entity United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (in force as from 16 November 1994) Italicized text indicates nonmembers of the United Nations; Shaded row indicates landlocked States Signature ( - declaration) Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); succession(s); ( - declaration) Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention (in force as from 28 July 1996) Signature Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); definitive signature(ds); participation(p); 1 simplified procedure (sp); 2 5 June June 1998 (p) Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (in force as from 11 December 2001) Signature ( - declaration or statement) Ratification; accession(a) 3 ( - declaration) Republic Latvia Lebanon 5 January January 1995 (p) Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg 5 October October Madagascar 22 August August 2001 (p) Malawi Malaysia 14 October October 1996 (p) Maldives 7 September September December 1998 Mali 16 July 1985 Malta 20 May June November 2001(a) Marshall Islands 9 August 1991 (a) Mauritania 17 July July 1996 (p) 5 On 21 December 2000, the Government of Luxembourg informed the Secretary-General of the following: The Permanent Mission of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg had indeed received instructions to deposit the instrument of ratification of the above-mentioned Agreement with the Secretary-General of the United Nations; this was done on 5 October It turned out, however, that deposit on that date was premature since, in accordance with decision CE of the Council of the European Union, of 8 June 1998, the instrument was to be deposited simultaneously with the instruments of ratification of all States members of the European Union. Accordingly, I should be grateful if you would note that Luxembourg wishes to withdraw the instrument of ratification deposited on 5 October A simultaneous deposit of the instruments of the Community and of all member States is to take place subsequently.

10 State or entity Italicized text indicates nonmembers of the United Nations; Shaded row indicates landlocked States United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (in force as from 16 November 1994) Signature ( - declaration) Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); succession(s); ( - declaration) Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention (in force as from 28 July 1996) Signature Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); definitive signature(ds); participation(p); 1 simplified procedure (sp); 2 Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (in force as from 11 December 2001) Signature ( - declaration or statement) Ratification; accession(a) 3 ( - declaration) Mauritius 4 November November 1994 (p) 25 March 1997(a) Mexico 18 March 1983 Micronesia (Federated 29 April 1991 (a) 6 September May 1997 States of) Monaco 20 March March 1996 (p) 9 June 1999(a) Mongolia 13 August August 1996 (p) Morocco Mozambique 13 March March 1997 (a) Myanmar 21 May May 1996 (a) Namibia 18 April July 1995 (sp) 8 April 1998 Nauru 23 January January 1996 (p) 10 January 1997(a) Nepal 2 November November 1998 (p) Netherlands 28 June June 1996 New Zealand 19 July July April 2001 Nicaragua 3 May May 2000 (p) Niger Nigeria 14 August July 1995 (sp) Niue Norway 24 June June 1996 (a) 30 December 1996 Oman 17 August February 1997 (a) Pakistan 26 February February 1997 (p) Palau 30 September 1996 (a) 30 September 1996 (p) Panama 1 July July 1996 (p) Papua New Guinea 14 January January 1997 (p) 4 June 1999 Paraguay 26 September July 1995 Peru Philippines 8 May July 1997 Poland 13 November November 1998 Portugal 3 November November 1997

11 State or entity Italicized text indicates nonmembers of the United Nations; Shaded row indicates landlocked States United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (in force as from 16 November 1994) Signature ( - declaration) Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); succession(s); ( - declaration) Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention (in force as from 28 July 1996) Signature Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); definitive signature(ds); participation(p); 1 simplified procedure (sp); 2 Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (in force as from 11 December 2001) Signature ( - declaration or statement) Ratification; accession(a) 3 ( - declaration) Qatar 9 December December 2002 (p) Republic of Korea 29 January January 1996 Republic of Moldova Romania 17 December December 1996 (a) Russian Federation 12 March March 1997 (a) 4 August 1997 Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 January 1993 Saint Lucia 27 March August 1996 Saint Vincent and 1 October 1993 the Grenadines Samoa 14 August August 1995 (p) 25 October 1996 San Marino Sao Tome and Principe 3 November 1987 Saudi Arabia 24 April April 1996 (p) Senegal 25 October July January 1997 Seychelles 16 September December March 1998 Sierra Leone 12 December December 1994 (p) Singapore 17 November November 1994 (p) Slovakia 8 May May 1996 Slovenia 16 June 1995 (s) 16 June 1995 Solomon Islands 23 June June 1997 (p) 13 February 1997(a) Somalia 24 July 1989 South Africa 23 December December 1997 Spain 15 January January 1997 Sri Lanka 19 July July 1995 (sp) 24 October 1996 Sudan 23 January 1985 Suriname 9 July July 1998 (p) Swaziland Sweden 25 June June 1996

12 State or entity United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (in force as from 16 November 1994) Italicized text indicates nonmembers of the United Nations; Shaded row indicates landlocked States Signature ( - declaration) Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); succession(s); ( - declaration) Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand The former Yugoslav Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention (in force as from 28 July 1996) Signature Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); definitive signature(ds); participation(p); 1 simplified procedure (sp); 2 19 August 1994 (s) 19 August 1994 (p) Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (in force as from 11 December 2001) Signature ( - declaration or statement) Ratification; accession(a) 3 ( - declaration) Republic of Macedonia Timor-Leste Togo 16 April July 1995 (sp) Tonga 2 August 1995 (a) 2 August 1995 (p) 31 July 1996 Trinidad and Tobago 25 April July 1995 (sp) Tunisia 24 April May 2002 Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu 9 December December 2002 (p) Uganda 9 November July 1995 (sp) Ukraine 26 July July 1999 United Arab Emirates

13 State or entity Italicized text indicates nonmembers of the United Nations; Shaded row indicates landlocked States United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (in force as from 16 November 1994) Signature ( - declaration) Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); succession(s); ( - declaration) Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention (in force as from 28 July 1996) Signature Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); definitive signature(ds); participation(p); 1 simplified procedure (sp); 2 Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (in force as from 11 December 2001) Signature ( - declaration or statement) Ratification; accession(a) 3 ( - declaration) United Kingdom 25 July 1997 (a) 25 July December On 4 December 1995, the Agreement was signed by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on behalf of Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, St. Helena including Ascension Island, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Further, in a communication received on 19 January 1996, the Government of the United Kingdom informed the Secretary- General that the signature of 4 December 1995 would also apply to Anguilla. Subsequently, on 27 June 1996, the Agreement was signed by the United Kingdom for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. On 3 December 1999, an instrument of ratification was lodged by the United Kingdom on behalf of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Bermuda, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and Anguilla with the following declarations: "1. The United Kingdom understands that the terms 'geographical particularities', 'specific characteristics of the subregion or region', 'socio-economic, geographical and environmental factors', 'natural characteristics of that sea' or any other similar terms employed in reference to a geographical region do not prejudice the rights and duties of States under international law. "2. The United Kingdom understands that no provision of this Agreement may be interpreted in such a way as to conflict with the principle of freedom of the high seas, recognized by international law. "3. The United Kingdom understands that the term 'States whose nationals fish on the high seas' shall not provide any new grounds for jurisdiction based on the nationality of persons involved in fishing on the high seas rather than on the principle of flag State jurisdiction. "4. The Agreement does not grant any State the right to maintain or apply unilateral measures during the transitional period as referred to in article 21(3). Thereafter, if no agreement has been reached, States shall act only in accordance with the provisions provided for in articles 21 and 22 of the Agreement." Upon a request for clarification as to why the above ratification excluded the metropolitan territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and subsequent consultations, the following additional declaration was provided by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 10 December 2001:

14 State or entity Italicized text indicates nonmembers of the United Nations; Shaded row indicates landlocked States United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (in force as from 16 November 1994) Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention (in force as from 28 July 1996) Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); Signature ( - declaration) Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); succession(s); ( - declaration) accession(a); definitive signature(ds); participation(p); 1 simplified procedure (sp); 2 30 September June 1998 Signature Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (in force as from 11 December 2001) Signature ( - declaration or statement) Ratification; accession(a) 3 ( - declaration) United Republic of Tanzania United States of America 21 August 1996 Uruguay 10 December September 1999 Uzbekistan Vanuatu 10 August August 1999(p) Venezuela Viet Nam 25 July 1994 Yemen 21 July 1987 "1. The United Kingdom is a keen supporter of the Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement. Legislation of the European Communities (Council decision 10176/97 of 8 June 1998) binds the United Kingdom as a matter of EC law to deposit its instrument of ratification in relation to the metropolitan territory simultaneously with the European Community and the other member States. "It is hoped that this event will take place later this year. The constraints imposed by that Council decision only apply in respect of the United Kingdom metropolitan territory and those overseas territories to which the EC treaties apply. "2. In the light of its temporary inability to ratify the Agreement in relation to the metropolitan territory, and the strong desire of the United Kingdom to implement the Agreement in respect of those overseas territories to which the EC treaty does not apply, because of the advantages it will bring to them, the United Kingdom lodged its instrument of ratification to the Agreement, with declarations, in respect of those overseas territories on 3 December "3. The United Kingdom is concerned that upon entry into force of the Agreement, the overseas territories covered by this ratification should enjoy the rights and obligations accruing under the Agreement. I would therefore be grateful if you would arrange for the above formal declaration to be circulated in order to make it clear to all concerned the nature of the United Kingdom's approach to ratification of this convention..." Accordingly, the above action was accepted in deposit on 10 December 2001, the date on which the second declaration was lodged with the Secretary-General.

15 State or entity Italicized text indicates nonmembers of the United Nations; Shaded row indicates landlocked States United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (in force as from 16 November 1994) Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention (in force as from 28 July 1996) Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); Signature ( - declaration) Ratification; formal confirmation(fc); accession(a); succession(s); ( - declaration) accession(a); definitive signature(ds); participation(p); 1 simplified procedure (sp); March 2001 (s) 28 July 1995 (sp) 8 Signature Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (in force as from 11 December 2001) Signature ( - declaration or statement) Ratification; accession(a) 3 ( - declaration) Yugoslavia Zambia 7 March July 1995 (sp) Zimbabwe 24 February July 1995 (sp) TOTALS 157 ( 35) 138 ( 51) ( 5) 32 ( 8) 7 8 The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Convention on 10 December 1982 and 5 May 1986, respectively. The former Yugoslavia had signed the Agreement and notified the Secretary-General that it had selected the application of the simplified procedure set out in articles 4 (3) (c) and 5 of the Agreement, on 12 May 1995 and 28 July 1995, respectively. On 12 March 2001, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Yugoslavia a notification confirming the signature and the notification of application of the simplified procedure under article 5.

16 Chronological lists of ratifications of, accessions and successions to the Convention and the related Agreements, as at 9 December Fiji (10 December 1982) 2. Zambia (7 March 1983) 3. Mexico (18 March 1983) 4. Jamaica (21 March 1983) 5. Namibia (18 April 1983) 6. Ghana (7 June 1983) 7. Bahamas (29 July 1983) 8. Belize (13 August 1983) 9. Egypt (26 August 1983) 10. Côte d'ivoire (26 March 1984) 11. Philippines (8 May 1984) 12. Gambia (22 May 1984) 13. Cuba (15 August 1984) 14. Senegal (25 October 1984) 15. Sudan (23 January 1985) 16. Saint Lucia (27 March 1985) 17. Togo (16 April 1985) 18. Tunisia (24 April 1985) 19. Bahrain (30 May 1985) 20. Iceland (21 June 1985) 21. Mali (16 July 1985) 22. Iraq (30 July 1985) 23. Guinea (6 September 1985) 24. United Republic of Tanzania (30 September 1985) 25. Cameroon (19 November 1985) 26. Indonesia (3 February 1986) 27. Trinidad and Tobago (25 April 1986) 28. Kuwait (2 May 1986) 29. Nigeria (14 August 1986) 30. Guinea-Bissau (25 August 1986) 31. Paraguay (26 September 1986) 32. Yemen (21 July 1987) 33. Cape Verde (10 August 1987) 34. São Tome and Principe (3 November 1987) 35. Cyprus (12 December 1988) 36. Brazil (22 December 1988) 37. Antigua and Barbuda (2 February 1989) 38. Democratic Republic of the Congo (17 February 1989) 39. Kenya (2 March 1989) 40. Somalia (24 July 1989) 41. Oman (17 August 1989) 42. Botswana (2 May 1990) 43. Uganda (9 November 1990) (a) The Convention 44. Angola (5 December 1990) 45. Grenada (25 April 1991) 46. Micronesia (Federated States of) (29 April 1991) 47. Marshall Islands (9 August 1991) 48. Seychelles (16 September 1991) 49. Djibouti (8 October 1991) 50. Dominica (24 October 1991) 51. Costa Rica (21 September 1992) 52. Uruguay (10 December 1992) 53. Saint Kitts and Nevis (7 January 1993) 54. Zimbabwe (24 February 1993) 55. Malta (20 May 1993) 56. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1 October 1993) 57. Honduras (5 October 1993) 58. Barbados (12 October 1993) 59. Guyana (16 November 1993) 60. Bosnia and Herzegovina (12 January 1994) 61. Comoros (21 June 1994) 62. Sri Lanka (19 July 1994) 63. Viet Nam (25 July 1994) 64. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (19 August 1994) 65. Australia (5 October 1994) 66. Germany (14 October 1994) 67. Mauritius (4 November 1994) 68. Singapore (17 November 1994) 69. Sierra Leone (12 December 1994) 70. Lebanon (5 January 1995) 71. Italy (13 January 1995) 72. Cook Islands (15 February 1995) 73. Croatia (5 April 1995) 74. Bolivia (28 April 1995) 75. Slovenia (16 June 1995) 76. India (29 June 1995) 77. Austria (14 July 1995) 78. Greece (21 July 1995) 79. Tonga (2 August 1995) 80. Samoa (14 August 1995) 81. Jordan (27 November 1995) 82. Argentina (1 December 1995) 83. Nauru (23 January 1996) 84. Republic of Korea (29 January 1996) 85. Monaco (20 March 1996)

17 86. Georgia (21 March 1996) 87. France (11 April 1996) 88. Saudi Arabia (24 April 1996) 89. Slovakia (8 May 1996) 90. Bulgaria (15 May 1996) 91. Myanmar (21 May 1996) 92. China (7 June 1996) 93. Algeria (11 June 1996) 94. Japan (20 June 1996) 95. Czech Republic (21 June 1996) 96. Finland (21 June 1996) 97. Ireland (21 June 1996) 98. Norway (24 June 1996) 99. Sweden (25 June 1996) 100. Netherlands (28 June 1996) 101. Panama (1 July 1996) 102. Mauritania (17 July 1996) 103. New Zealand (19 July 1996) 104. Haiti (31 July 1996) 105. Mongolia (13 August 1996) 106. Palau (30 September 1996) 107. Malaysia (14 October 1996) 108. Brunei Darussalam (5 November 1996) 109. Romania (17 December 1996) 110. Papua New Guinea (14 January 1997) 111. Spain (15 January 1997) 112. Guatemala (11 February 1997) 113. Pakistan (26 February 1997) 114. Russian Federation (12 March 1997) Mozambique (13 March 1997) 116. Solomon Islands (23 June 1997) 117. Equatorial Guinea (21 July 1997) 118. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (25 July 1997) 119. Chile (25 August 1997) 120. Benin (16 October 1997) 121. Portugal (3 November 1997) 122. South Africa (23 December 1997) 123. Gabon (11 March 1998) 124. European Community (1 April 1998) 125. Lao People's Democratic Republic (5 June 1998) 126. Suriname (9 July 1998) 127. Nepal (2 November 1998) 128. Belgium (13 November 1998) 129. Poland (13 November 1998) 130. Ukraine (26 July 1999) 131. Vanuatu (10 August 1999) 132. Nicaragua (3 May 2000) 133. Maldives (7 September 2000) 134. Luxembourg (5 October 2000) 135. Yugoslavia (12 March 2001) 136. Bangladesh (27 July 2001) 137. Madagascar (22 August 2001) 138. Hungary (5 February 2002) 139. Armenia (9 December 2002) 140. Qatar (9 December 2002) 141. Tuvalu (9 December 2002) (b) Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention 1. Kenya (29 July 1994) 2. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (19 August 1994) 3. Australia (5 October 1994) 4. Germany (14 October 1994) 5. Belize (21 October 1994) 6. Mauritius (4 November 1994) 7. Singapore (17 November 1994) 8. Sierra Leone (12 December 1994) 9. Seychelles (15 December 1994) 10. Lebanon (5 January 1995) 11. Italy (13 January 1995) 12. Cook Islands (15 February 1995) 13. Croatia (5 April 1995) 14. Bolivia (28 April 1995) 15. Slovenia (16 June 1995) 16. India (29 June 1995) 17. Paraguay (10 July 1995) 18. Austria (14 July 1995) 19. Greece (21 July 1995) 20. Senegal (25 July 1995) 21. Cyprus (27 July 1995) 22. Bahamas (28 July 1995) 23. Barbados (28 July 1995) 24. Côte d'ivoire (28 July 1995) 25. Fiji (28 July 1995) 26. Grenada (28 July 1995) 27. Guinea (28 July 1995) 28. Iceland (28 July 1995) 29. Jamaica (28 July 1995) 30. Namibia (28 July 1995) 31. Nigeria (28 July 1995) 32. Sri Lanka (28 July 1995) 33. Togo (28 July 1995) 34. Trinidad and Tobago (28 July 1995) 35. Uganda (28 July 1995) 36. Yugoslavia (28 July 1995) 37. Zambia (28 July 1995) 38. Zimbabwe (28 July 1995) 39. Tonga (2 August 1995) 40. Samoa (14 August 1995)

18 41. Micronesia (Federated States of) (6 September 1995) 42. Jordan (27 November 1995) 43. Argentina (1 December 1995) 44. Nauru (23 January 1996) 45. Republic of Korea (29 January 1996) 46. Monaco (20 March 1996) 47. Georgia (21 March 1996) 48. France (11 April 1996) 49. Saudi Arabia (24 April 1996) 50. Slovakia (8 May 1996) 51. Bulgaria (15 May 1996) 52. Myanmar (21 May 1996) 53. China (7 June 1996) 54. Algeria (11 June 1996) 55. Japan (20 June 1996) 56. Czech Republic (21 June 1996) 57. Finland (21 June 1996) 58. Ireland (21 June 1996) 59. Norway (24 June 1996) 60. Sweden (25 June 1996) 61. Malta (26 June 1996) 62. Netherlands (28 June 1996) 63. Panama (1 July 1996) 64. Mauritania (17 July 1996) 65. New Zealand (19 July 1996) 66. Haiti (31 July 1996) 67. Mongolia (13 August 1996) 68. Palau (30 September 1996) 69. Malaysia (14 October 1996) 70. Brunei Darussalam (5 November 1996) 71. Romania (17 December 1996) 72. Papua New Guinea (14 January 1997) 73. Spain (15 January 1997) 74. Guatemala (11 February 1997) 75. Oman (26 February 1997) 76. Pakistan (26 February 1997) Russian Federation (12 March 1997) 78. Mozambique (13 March 1997) 79. Solomon Islands (23 June 1997) 80. Equatorial Guinea (21 July 1997) 81. Philippines (23 July 1997) 82. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (25 July 1997) 83. Chile (25 August 1997) 84. Benin (16 October 1997) 85. Portugal (3 November 1997) 86. South Africa (23 December 1997) 87. Gabon (11 March 1998) 88. European Community (1 April 1998) 89. Lao People's Democratic Republic (5 June 1998) 90. United Republic of Tanzania (25 June 1998) 91. Suriname (9 July 1998) 92. Nepal (2 November 1998) 93. Belgium (13 November 1998) 94. Poland (13 November 1998) 95. Ukraine (26 July 1999) 96. Vanuatu (10 August 1999) 97. Nicaragua (3 May 2000) 98. Indonesia (2 June 2000) 99. Maldives (7 September 2000) 100. Luxembourg (5 October 2000) 101. Bangladesh (27 July 2001) 102. Madagascar (22 August 2001) 103. Costa Rica (20 September 2001) 104. Hungary (5 February 2002) 105. Tunisia (24 May 2002) 106. Cameroon (28 August 2002) 107. Kuwait (2 August 2002) 108. Cuba (17 October 2002) 109. Armenia (9 December 2002) 110. Qatar (9 December 2002) 111. Tuvalu (9 December 2002) (c) Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks 1. Tonga (31 July 1996) 2. Saint Lucia (9 August 1996) 3. United States of America (21 August 1996) 4. Sri Lanka (24 October 1996) 5. Samoa (25 October 1996) 6. Fiji (12 December 1996) 7. Norway (30 December 1996) 8. Nauru (10 January 1997) 9. Bahamas (16 January 1997) 10. Senegal (30 January 1997) 11. Solomon Islands (13 February 1997) 12. Iceland (14 February 1997) 13. Mauritius (25 March 1997) 14. Micronesia (Federated States of) (23 May 1997) 15. Russian Federation (4 August 1997) 16. Seychelles (20 March 1998) 17. Namibia (8 April 1998) 18. Iran (Islamic Republic of) (17 April 1998) 19. Maldives (30 December 1998) 20. Cook Islands (1 April 1999) 21. Papua New Guinea (4 June 1999) 22. Monaco (9 June 1999) 23. Canada (3 August 1999)

19 24. Uruguay (10 September 1999) 25. Australia (23 December 1999) 26. Brazil (8 March 2000) 27. Barbados (22 September 2000) 28. New Zealand (18 April 2001) 29. Costa Rica (18 June 2001) 30. Malta (11 November 2001) United Kingdom on behalf of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Bermuda, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and Anguilla (10 December 2001) 32. Cyprus (25 September 2002)

20 16 II. LEGAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA A. National legislation 1. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a) Sea Fisheries 1 The Fishery Limits Order 1999 Made 22nd June 1999 Coming into force in accordance with article 1 At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 22nd day of June 1999 Present, The Queen s Most Excellent Majesty in Council Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(2) of the Fishery Limits Act 1976(a) or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: 1. This Order may be cited as the Fishery Limits Order 1999 and shall come into force on the date on which the Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Demnark together with the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, on the one hand, and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other hand, relating to Maritime Delimitation in the area between the Faeroe Islands and the United Kingdom enters into force. This date shall be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes. 2. It is hereby declared that between Latitude 63º 53' 14.93" N, Longitude 00º 29' 19.55" W, and Latitude 60º 09' 05" N, Longitude 13º 16' 05" W, British fishery limits extend to the geodesic lines specified in the Schedule to this Order. A K Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council SCHEDULE The geodesic lines referred to in article 2 of the Order are those joining, in the order specified, the points whose coordinates are specified below: Coordinates of Latitude and Longitude 1. 63º 53' 14.93" N 00º 29' 19.55" W 2. 63º 40' 40" N 00º 47' 37" W 3. 61º 59' 16" N 03º 03' 13" W 4. 61º 52' 09" N 03º 11' 37" W 5. 61º 21' 39" N 03º 47' 47" W 6. 61º 07' 41" N 03º 59' 30" W 1 Statutory Instruments, 1999, No (a) 1976 c. 86

21 º 04' 29" N 04º 02' 19" W 8. 61º 02' 48" N 04 03' 45" W 9. 60º 55' 01" N 04º 10' 23" W º 51' 51" N 04º 13' 54" W º 47' 45" N 04º 18' 26" W º 24' 07" N 04º 44' 10" W º 21' 08" N 04º 56' 34" W º 18' 47" N 05º 24' 05" W º 13' 10" N 06º 24' 56" W º 59' 35" N 09º 43' 30" W º 02' 28" N 10º 33' 29" W º 03' 08" N 10º 52' 50" W º 02' 53" N 11º 16' 20" W º 07' 21" N 12º 17' 3lP W º 09' 05" N 13º 16' 05" W The above points are defined by geographic latitude and longitude in accordance with European Datum (First Adjustment 1950) (ED50). Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order amends British fishery limits to reflect the Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark together with the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, on the one hand, and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other hand, relating to Maritime Delimitation in the area between the Faeroe Islands and the United Kingdom (Cm. 4373). (b) Continental Shelf 2 The Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 1999 Made 21st July 1999 Coming into force in accordance with article 1(3). At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 21st day of July 1999 Present, The Queen s Most Excellent Majesty in Council Whereas by the Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Orders 1964 to 1997(a) certain areas are designated as areas within which the rights of the United Kingdom with respect to the seabed and subsoil and their natural resources may be exercised: And whereas it is expedient that a further such area should be so designated: 2 Statutory Instruments 1999, No (a) S.I. 1964/697, 1965/1531, 196S/891, 1971/594, 1974/1489, 1976/1153, 1977/1871, 1978/178, 1978/1029, 1979/1447, 1982/1072, 1987/1265, 1989/2398, 1993/599, 1993/1782, 1997/268. (b) 1964 c. 29.

22 18 Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964(b) and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: 1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order (2) This Order and the Orders recited in the preamble to this Order may be cited together as the Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Orders 1964 to 1999; (3) This Order shall come into force on 12 August 1999, or on the date on which the Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark together with the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, on the one hand, and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other hand, relating to Maritime Delimitation in the area between the Faeroe Islands and the United Kingdom enters into force, whichever is the later. The date on which the said Agreement enters into force shall be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes. 2. The area defined in the Schedule to this Order is hereby designated as an area within which the rights of the United Kingdom outside territorial waters with respect to the seabed and subsoil and their natural resources are exercisable. A.K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council SCHEDULE Article 2 Article 2 of this Order applies to the area bounded by a line joining the following coordinates on European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1989 (ETRF 89) (1) 63º 53'.224N 00º 29'.444W (2) 63º 40'.649N 00º 47'.736W (3) 61º 59'.233N 03º 03'.325W (4) 61º 52'.114N 03º 11'.729W (5) 61º 21'.611N 03º 47'.898W (6) 61º 07'.651N 03º 59'.619W (7) 61º 04'.449N 04º 02'.425W (8) 61º 02'.757N 04º 03'.859W (9) 60º 54'.979N 04º 10'.497W (10) 60º 51'.809N 04º 14'.OOSW (11) 60º 47'.717N 04º 18'.541W (12) 60º 24'.077N 04º 44'.272W (13) 60º 21'.101N 04º 56'.672W (14) 60º 18'.754N 05º 24'.195W (15) 59º 56'.450N 09º 00'.660W (16) 60º 00'.951N 10º 20'.853W (17) 60º 02'.137N 10º 50'.778W (18) 60º 02'.833N 11º 6'.458W (19) 60º 07'.306N 12º 17'.622W (20) 60º 09'.031N 13º 16'.199W (21) 59º 49'.948N 13º 16'.199W

23 19 and (i) The coordinates numbered (25) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1971, and (ii) The coordinates numbered (42) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1965, and (iii) The coordinates numbered (27) and (26) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1982, and (iv) The coordinates numbered (44) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1965, and (v) The coordinates numbered (1) and (2) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 1997, and (vi) The coordinates numbered (46) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1965, and (vii) The coordinates numbered (23) and (22) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1982, and (viii) The coordinates numbered (2) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1978, and (ix) The coordinates numbered (2) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1976, and (x) The coordinates numbered (21) and (20) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1982, and (xi) The coordinates numbered (43) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1971, and (xii) The coordinates numbered (22) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1979, and (xiii) The coordinates numbered (19), (18), (17), (16) and (15) in the Schedule to the Continental Shelf (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1982, and (xiv) The coordinates numbered (18) and (17) in the Schedule to the Continental Shef (Designation of Additional Areas) Order 1979, and thence to the coordinates numbered (1) in this Schedule. (This note is not part of the Order) Explanatory note This Order designates a further area of the continental shelf to the north of Scotland up to the agreed continental shelf boundary set out in the Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark together with the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, on the one hand, and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the other hand, relating to Maritime Delimitation in the area between the Faeroe Islands and the United Kingdom (Cm. 4373), as an area in which the rights of the United Kingdom with respect to the seabed and subsoil and their natural resources are exercisable.

24 DENMARK - UNITED KINGDOM Legend Fishery Limits Projection: Equidistant Azimuthal Datum: WGS84 Scale at the equator: 1 : A T L A N T I C O C E A N Faroe Is. (DNK) 3 NORWAY Shetland (GBR) 60 The boundaries, maritime limits, names and designation shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations UNITED KINGDOM 2 Area of detail Copyright United Nations, 2002 Office of Legal Affairs Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

25 21 2. Denmark: Executive Order No. 613 of 19 July 2002 Circular Note The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the honour to inform the Heads of Mission accredited to Denmark of Executive Order No. 613 of 19 July 2002 to amend Executive Order No. 584 of 24 June 1996 on the Exclusive Economic Zone of Denmark, which was circulated to all Heads of Mission on 28 June An unofficial English translation of the amendment is attached to this note. The amendment enters into force on 15 August Copenhagen, 5 August 2002 Executive Order to Amend the Executive Order concerning Denmark s Exclusive Economic Zone 1. The following amendments shall be made to Executive Order No. 584 of 24 June 1996 concerning Denmark s exclusive economic zone: 1. Section 1, subsection 1, 2nd sentence, shall have the following wording: As regards the drawing of the baselines, reference is made to the Executive Order on the delimitation of Denmark s territorial sea in force from time to time. 2. Section 1, subsection 2, shall be repealed. Subsection 3 shall hereafter become subsection The following shall be inserted after section 5: 5 a. In the area between Bornholm and Poland, the delimitation line of the exclusive economic zone shall be determined by an agreement made with Poland. Until such agreement has been made, the boundary line shall be drawn from a point on which an agreement shall be made with Sweden and Poland, cf. section 5, subsection 4, to a point on which an agreement shall be made with Poland and Germany, cf. section 6, subsection 1, as a line every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points of the baselines at the coasts of the respective States (the median line). The Executive Order shall enter into force on 15 August Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 19 July per Stig Moller 2.

26 22 3. Norway Regulations relating to the Limit of the Norwegian Territorial Sea around Jan Mayen Laid down by Royal Decree of 30 August 2002 pursuant to the Constitution of Norway of 17 May 1814 and Royal Decree of 22 February 1812 (reproduced in Government Decree (Cancelli-Promemoria) of 25 February 1812). Submitted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The limit of the territorial sea around Jan Mayen is to be measured from the following points: Position N. lat. Position W. long. No. deg min sec deg min sec Name JM Nordkapp East JM Fullmarfloget North JM Austkapp JM Taggdalen JM Søraustkapp North JM Søraustkapp South JM Vesle Sandbukta JM Langlistupa South JM Kapp Wohlgemuth JM Presidentsteinen JM Eggøya JM Helenesanden JM Olonkinbyen East JM Måkeskjera East JM Fyrtårnet JM Kjeglene JM Sørkapp JM Sjuskjera JM Hoybergodden JM Hoybergskjeret JM Trekantskjeret JM Punktskjeret JM Ytsteskjeret JM Fugleskjera JM Kapp Rudsen JM Lavastraumskjeret JM Brielletårnet JM Fugleberget 1

27 23 JM Krosspyntsletta North JM Hudsonodden South JM Hudsonodden North JM Kapp Muyen JM Vakta South JM Vakta West JM Vakta JM Isneset JM Koksneset West JM Koksneset JM Koksneset East JM Nordskjeret JM Nordkapp JM Losbåten The coordinates in the list are given in the geodetic datum EUREF The limit of the territorial sea is to be drawn outside and parallel to the low-water line between the points JM4 and JM5, the points JM11 and JM12 and the points JM26 to JM29 inclusive. Further, the limit of the territorial sea is to be drawn outside and parallel to the straight lines between the points JM1 to JM4 inclusive, the points JM5 to JM11 inclusive, the points JM12 to JM26 inclusive, the points JM29 to JM41 inclusive and between the points JM41 and JM1. The limit of the territorial sea shall also be measured from the point JM42. A straight line means the shortest distance between two points (the geodetic line). 3. These Regulations enter into force on 1 October From the same date, the Regulations relating to the entry into force of certain acts and to the limit of the Norwegian fisheries zone around Jan Mayen, laid down by Crown Prince Regent s Decree of 30 June 1955, are repealed.

28 10 00' 9 30' 71 15' The boundaries, maritime limits, names and designation shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. 9 00' 8 30' 8 00' 7 30' 7 00' Maritime limits illustrated on this map are based on the charts and the list of geographical coordinates deposited by Norway ' JM ' G R E E N L A N D S E A JM26 JM27 JM12 JM42 JM29 JM28 JM11 Jan Mayen (NORWAY) JM04 JM05 N O R W E G I A N S E A 71 00' 70 45' 10 00' 9 30' 9 00' 8 30' 8 00' NORWAY Legend Baselines for measuring the limit of the territorial sea Projection: Equidistant Azimuthal Datum: WGS84 Scale : 1 : Kilometers Miles Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs Copyright United Nations 2002

29 25 4. Honduras The Executive Branch Executive Decree No. PCM The President of the Republic, in a session of the Council of Ministers Whereas: Historically, in the delimitation of its boundaries with neighbouring countries, Honduras has always acted in accordance with the standards of international law, scrupulously respecting and complying with treaties, arbitral awards and legal decisions, and rejecting procedures supported by any force other than that of the law. As a result, Honduras has repudiated and will continue to repudiate any unilateral, coercive procedure; Executive Decree No. PCM of 21 March 2000, issued in accordance with article 7 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, established the straight baselines of the Republic in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, as an internal norm identifying the baselines from which its own maritime spaces are delimited; The Law of the Sea Convention, to which Honduras and six of its neighbours bordering on the Caribbean Sea are parties, entered into force on 16 November 1994, and is now the fundamental norm applicable to this subject; The pertinent part of article 12(1) and (2) of the Law on the Maritime Spaces of Honduras stipulates that the maritime spaces of Honduras with its neighbouring countries shall be delimited by agreements between them on the basis of international law, and that such agreements must arrive at an equitable solution. Consequently, the straight baselines established in the Honduran law are simply one factor to be taken into account in any negotiating process with neighbouring States; The above notwithstanding, the issuance of the above-mentioned Executive Decree establishing the straight baselines of the Republic has caused concern and misunderstandings on the part of some neighbouring Governments, in terms of the meaning and scope of said baselines; Now, therefore, In exercise of the powers vested in the President under articles 245(1), (2), and (11) and 252 of the Constitution of the Republic; articles 11, 17, 22(9), (10), (116), and (117) of the General Law on Public Administration; and article 16(1) of the Law on the Maritime Spaces of Honduras, Hereby Decrees: Article 1 The State of Honduras does not, under Decree No. PCM , establish any unilateral maritime claims, or any restriction to international maritime navigation, and [said decree] shall be interpreted in accordance with international law. Article 2 With regard to Central American integration, the Law on the Maritime Spaces of Honduras is a framework law; it is flexible and was issued for the purpose of ensuring regional maritime cooperation and good-neighbourliness. Article 13 thereof states that: In those maritime areas where Honduras has common interests with its neighbours in terms of protecting the environment and the ecosystem; the sustainable production of specific species or resources; or the shared use of such areas for scientific purposes or for purposes relating to tourism or economic development, the provisions of said Law may be amended by international agreement between the countries involved, in order to achieve greater protection or rational use of the environment. 1 La Gaceta, Tegucigalpa, 7 October 2000, No. 29,295; translation into English by the United States Department of State (Limits in the Seas, No. 124, 28 June 2001).

30 26 Article 3 The Republic of Honduras, together with the other States parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, are inspired by the desire to settle, in a spirit of mutual understanding and cooperation, all issues relating to the law of the sea, and aware of the historic significance of this Convention as an important contribution to the maintenance of peace, justice, and progress for all the peoples of the world (from the preamble to the Convention). Article 4 When the outer or lateral boundary of Honduran maritime spaces is to be delimited with a neighbouring State, in accordance with article 12 of the Law on the Maritime Spaces of Honduras, said boundary shall be delimited by means of an agreement concluded on the basis of international law, as set forth in Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, in such a way that an equitable solution is reached. Article 5 In the Gulf of Fonseca, the straight baseline referred to in article 3(3) of the Law on the Maritime Spaces of Honduras, and in article 1(B) of Executive Decree No. PCM , shall be drawn as shown on the attached map. 2 Article 6 With a view to fulfilling the great objectives of peace, regional integration, mutual understanding and cooperation in achieving the full development and progress of the Central American peoples, and within the framework of international law, the applicability of Decree No. PCM is hereby deferred, on an exceptional basis, for the reasonable period of time required for consultations on this subject, to the benefit of Central American integration and in order for legitimate concerns, duly supported by international law, to be taken into consideration. This temporary and exceptional deferment shall not apply with respect to legal situations involving those maritime spaces that have been decided upon by the International Court of Justice and to which Honduras was a party, or to maritime disputes submitted to the Court and to which Honduras is a party. Article 7 This Decree shall be implemented immediately and is to be published in La Gaceta, the Official Gazette. Given at the Presidential Residence, Tegucigalpa, Central District, on 28 August To be reported and published. Carlos R. Flores F. President of the Republic Enrique Flores Valeriano Minister of Government and Justice 2 Map not included.

31 27 5. France Decree No of 21 April 1999 Decree defining the straight baselines and closing lines of bays used to determine the baselines from which the breadth of the French territorial sea adjacent to the Martinique and Guadeloupe regions is measured The Prime Minister, On the report of the Minister of the Interior, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Capital Works, Transportation and Housing, and the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Having regard to Act No of 24 December 1971, concerning the delimitation of the French territorial sea, Having regard to Act No of 21 December 1995 authorizing the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (with nine annexes) and of the Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, Having regard to Decree No of 7 June 1967 concerning the extension of the fishing zone from which foreign vessels are banned, Having regard to Decree No of 29 March 1978 concerning the extension to the départements of Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion of Decree No of 7 June 1967, ordering the extension of the fishing zone from which foreign vessels are banned, Having regard to Decree No of 30 August 1996 ordering the publication of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Article 1 The straight baselines and closing lines of bays used to determine the baselines from which the breadth of the French territorial sea adjacent to the Martinique region is measured are those joining points A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N and O, with the following coordinates expressed in the World Geodetic System (WGS 84): A. Pointe de Marigot (latitude 14 49' 49" N; longitude 61 1' 44" W); B. Rocher Pain de Sucre (latitude 14 48' 42" N; longitude 61 0' 22" W); C. La Caravelle (latitude 14 48' 25" N; longitude 60 52' 46" W); D. Table au Diable (latitude 14 46' 31" N; longitude 60 52' 18" W); E. Pointe du Vauclin (latitude 14 34' 05" N; longitude 60 49' 30" W); F. Pointe Macré (latitude 14 28' 49" N; longitude 60 48' 31" W); G. Cap Ferré (latitude 14 27' 37" N; longitude 60 48' 30" W); H. South-east point of the islet at Toisroux (latitude 14 24' 37" N; longitude 60 49' 56" W); I. Îlet Cabrits (latitude 14 23' 19" N; longitude 60 52' 2" W); J. Unnamed islet (latitude 14 23' 22" N; longitude 60 52' 15" W); K. Rocher du Diamant (latitude 14 26' 31" N; longitude 61 2' 21" W); L. Pointe du Diamant (latitude 14 27' 25" N; longitude 61 3' 53" W); M. Morne Jacqueline (latitude 14 28' 15" N; longitude 61 4' 56" W); N. Cap Salomon (latitude 14 30' 28" N; longitude 61 6' 03" W); O. Cap Enragé (latitude 14 38' 59" N; longitude 61 9' 08" W).

32 28 Article 2 The straight baselines and closing lines of bays used to determine the baselines from which the breadth of the French territorial sea adjacent to the Guadeloupe region is measured are those joining points A and B, then C, D and E, then F, G, H, I, then J and K, then L, M, N, O, P, Q, with the following coordinates expressed in WGS 84: A. Pointe Morne (western point) (latitude 16 19' 40" N; longitude 61 17' 53" W); B. La Désirade, Pointe du Grand Nord (latitude 16 19' 12" N; longitude 61 4' 26" W); C. La Désirade, Pointe Doublé (latitude 16 20' 2" N; longitude 61 0' 7" W); D. Eastern point of Terre-de-Haut, Îles de la Petite-Terre (latitude 16 10' 44" N; longitude 61 6' 6" W); E. Reefs south of Pointe de Tali on Marie-Galante (latitude 15 55' 5" N; longitude 61 11' 35" W); F. Pointe des Basses on Marie-Galante (latitude 15 51' 58" N; longitude 61 16' 46" W); G. Pointe des Colibris on Grand Îlet, Îles des Saintes (latitude 15 49' 54" N; longitude 61 35' 10" W); H. Southern point of La Coche (latitude 15 50' 1" N; longitude 61 36' 23" W); I. Southern point of Terre-de-Bas, Îles des Saintes (latitude 15 50' 22" N; longitude 61 38' 2" W); J. Gros Cap on Terre-de-Bas, Îles des Saintes (latitude 15 50' 52" N; longitude 61 39' 3" W); K. Pointe du Vieux Fort (latitude 15 56' 55" N; longitude 61 42' 28" W); L. Point south of Deshaies cove (latitude 16 18' 5" N; longitude 61 48' 9" W); M. Pointe du Gros-Morne (latitude 16 18' 45" N; longitude 61 48' 10" W); N. Islet at Kahouannes, northern point (latitude 16 22' 14" N; longitude 61 46' 55" W); O. Tête à l Anglais (latitude 16 22' 55" N; longitude 61 45' 56" W); P. Pointe Petite Tortue (latitude 16 30' 45" N; longitude 61 28' 14" W); Q. Pointe de la Grande Vigie (latitude 16 30' 53" N; longitude 61 27' 53" W). Article 3 The straight baselines and closing lines of bays used to determine the baselines from which the breadth of the French territorial sea adjacent to the Guadeloupe region around the island of Saint- Barthélemy is measured are those joining points A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N, with the following coordinates expressed in WGS 84: A. Pointe à Toiny east (latitude 17 53' 43" N; longitude 62 47' 30" W); B. Roches Roubes east (latitude 17 52' 19" N; longitude 62 47' 50" W); C. Roches Roubes south (latitude 17 52' 18" N; longitude 62 47' 53" W); D. Île Coco, southern islet (latitude 17 52' 14" N; longitude 62 48' 40" W); E. Grande Pointe (latitude 17 52' 44" N; longitude 62 50' 22" W); F. Pain de Sucre, southern point (latitude 17 53' 47" N; longitude 62 52' 35" W); G. Mancel or La Poule et les Poussins, southern islet (latitude 17 56' 44" N; longitude 62 57' 1" W); H. Mancel or La Poule et les Poussins, western islet (latitude 17 56' 50" N; longitude 62 57' 2" W); I. Mancel or La Poule et les Poussins, northern islet (latitude 17 57' 11" N; longitude 62 56' 52" W); J. Roche Plate or Table à Diable, north-west (latitude 17 58' 29" N; longitude 62 55' 49" W); K. Île le Boulanger (latitude 17 57' 24" N; longitude 62 52' 2" W); L. Île Toc Vers, northern islet (latitude 17 56' 44" N; longitude 62 49' 6" W);

33 29 M. Les Grenadins, eastern point (latitude 17 55' 26" N; longitude 62 47' 38" W); N. East-north-eastern point (latitude 17 54' 38" N; longitude 62 47' 23" W). Article 4 The straight baselines and closing lines of bays used to determine the baselines from which the breadth of the French territorial sea adjacent to the Guadeloupe region around the island of Saint-Martin is measured are those joining points A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, then J, K, L, M, with the following coordinates expressed in WGS 84: A. Falaise des Oiseaux (latitude 18 4' 26" N; longitude 63 8' 29" W); B. Pointe du Bluff (latitude 18 4' 38" N; longitude 63 6' 52" W); C. Pointe Arago (latitude 18 5' 9" N; longitude 63 5' 10" W); D. Northern point of Anse Guichard (latitude 18 5' 57" N; longitude 63 4' 30" W); E. Rocher Crole (latitude 18 7' 5" N; longitude 63 3' 26" W); F. Pointe des Froussards (latitude 18 7' 24" N; longitude 63 2' 18" W); G. Petites Cayes (latitude 18 7' 28" N; longitude 63 1' 35" W); H. Eastern Point (latitude 18 7' 20" N; longitude 63 1' 10" W); I. Île Tintamarre, north-western point (latitude 18 7' 10" N; longitude 62 59' 16" W); J. Île Tintamarre, north-eastern point (latitude 18 7' 30" N; longitude 62 58' 14" W); K. Île Tintamarre, eastern point (latitude 18 7' 12" N; longitude 62 58' 16" W); L. Île Tintamarre, south-western islet (latitude 18 7' 4" N; longitude 62 58' 20" W); M. Point north of Étang aux Huîtres (latitude 18 3' 14" N; longitude 63 0' 37" W). Article 5 The Minister of the Interior, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Capital Works, Transportation and Housing, the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and the Secretary of State for Overseas Matters shall be responsible, each in his or her own area, for the implementation of this decree, which shall be published in the Journal Officiel of the French Republic. For the Prime Minister Lionel Jospin The Minister of the Interior Jean-Pierre Chevènement The Minister for Foreign Affairs Hubert Védrine The Minister of Defence Alain Richard The Minister of Capital Works, Transportation and Housing Jean-Claude Gayssot The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Jean Glavany The Secretary of State for Overseas Matters Jean-Jack Queyranne

34 18 65 Virgin Islands (GBR) Anguila (GBR) St.Martin (FRA) Area of detail Virgin Islands (USA) Saba (NLD) St. Eustatius (NLD) ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (ATG) SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS C a r i b b e a n S e a Aves (VEN) Montserat (GBR) Guadalupe (FRA) DOMINICA (DMA) A T L A N T I C O C E A N The boundaries, maritime limits, names and designation shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations FRANCE Saint Martin, Saint Barthélémy, Guadalupe and Martinique Baselines Projection: Lambert Equal-Area Azimuthal Datum: WGS84 Scale : 1 : Martinique (FRA) Copyright United Nations, 2002 Office of Legal Affairs Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

35 31 6. Papua New Guinea Instrument 3 Declaration of the baselines by method of coordinates of base points for purposes of the location of archipelagic baselines SCHEDULE Location of archipelagic baselines and coordinates of principal archipelago Islands and high-water elevation features Geographical coordinate (WGS 84 Geodetic Datum) Base points Longitude South Latitude East 1. Wuvulu Island Aua Island Mame Island Palitolla Island (Pellelehu Group) Heina Islands Sae Islands Kaniet Island Marengan Island Ahet Island Poman Island Andra Island Hapinbuch Island Hus Island Onpeta Island Mandrindr Island Pityilu Island Hauwei Island Ndrito Island Koruniat Island Los Negros Island Pak Island Tong Island Towi Island Putuli Island Mbatmanda Island Text communicated by the Permanent Mission of Papua New Guinea to the United Nations through a note verbale dated 30 September Coordinates declared pursuant to Section 8(1) of the National Seas Act, 1977, Act No. 7 of 7 February 1977, published in Practice of Archipelagic States (United Nations publication, Sales No. 92.V.3).

36 Mussau Island Emirau Island Elomusao Island Enus Island Simberi Island Mahur Island Boang Island Malum Islands Southern Nigeria Islands Anusagaio Island Islands and low-water points around the south-east and south coast of Bougainville to Kabukelai Island Motupena Point Puruata Island Islands and low-water points along the northwest coast of Bougainville (1) to Cape Rungnoum 40. Cape St. George (New Ireland) Cape Orford (New Britain) Islands and low-water points along the south coast of New Britain to Kauptimete Island Tami Island Mitre Rock Cape Nelson Kanapu Island Gwadarab Island Kuaniagal Island Simlindon Island Kudai Island Bomatu Point (Kiriwina Island) Iwa Island Dugumenu CarnPoint (Madau Island) Woodlark Island Cannac Island Wabomat Island Budelun Island Bukulan Island Tokona Island

37 Cape Henry (Misima Island) Renard Islands Rossel Island Loa Boloba Island Tagula Island Duchateau Island Monternont Island Punawan Island Duperre Islets Lejeune Island Long Reef Island Quessant Island Steuers Island Dumoulin Island Harikoia Island Brumer Island Baibesiga Island Suau Island National Seas Act, section 8 DECLARATION of the baselines by methods of coordinates of base points for purposes of the location of the archipelagic waters. I, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, John D. Waiko, MP., Minister for the National Seas Act, by virtue of section 8 of the National Seas Act 1998, and all other powers and enabling, hereby make the following Declaration for purposes of location of Papua New Guineas archipelagic baselines and base points coordinates of the principal archipelago: The high waters elevating appearing on schedule 1 relate to islands, reefs and other features used and their relevant coordinates. Dated this 25 th day of July 2002 The Honourable Professor J.D. Waiko, PhD, MP. Minister for Foreign Affairs

38 144 The boundaries, maritime limits, names and designation shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. 26 points of Principal Archipelago as deposited by Papua New Guinea Manus I New Ireland The points lllustrated on this map are based on the list of geographical coordinates of 41 6 New Britain Bougainville I PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAPUA NEW GUINEA Legend Points of Principal Archipelago as specified in the Declaration of the baselines of 25 July 2002 Projection: Equidistant Azimuthal Datum: WGS84 Scale: 1 : Kilometers Miles SOLOMON IS Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea Office of Legal Affairs Copyright United Nations 2002

39 35 7. Timor-Leste National Parliament 4 Law No. 7/2002 Maritime Borders of the Territory of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste provides in article 4, paragraph 2, that the law must establish and define the extent and the limit of the territorial waters, the exclusive economic zone and the rights of Timor-Leste in the contiguous zone and continental shelf. The Constitution further provides that such matter shall fall under the exclusive legislative competence of the National Parliament, even if initiated by the Government (article 97, paragraph 1, subparagraph c), and article 115, paragraph 2, subparagraph a)). Under the terms of article 92 and of article 95, paragraph 2, subparagraph b), of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, the National Parliament enacts the following, which shall have the force of law: Article 1 Definitions For the purposes of the present Law: (a) Baselines means the baselines from which the width of the territorial sea is measured, as referred to in articles 2 and 3 of the present Law; (b) Contiguous zone means the contiguous zone of Timor-Leste, as referred to in article 6 of the present Law; (c) Continental shelf means the continental shelf of Timor-Leste, as set out in article 8 of the present Law; (d) Territory of Timor-Leste includes the eastern part of the Timor Island, the enclave of Oe-Cusse Ambeno, the island of Ataúro and the isle of Jaco, as well as other islands and natural formations constituting dependencies susceptible of appropriation; (e) Exclusive economic zone means the maritime zone beyond the territorial sea of Timor-Leste and adjacent thereto, as established in article 7 of the present Law; (f) Internal waters means the internal waters of the territory of Timor-Leste, as referred to in article 4 of the present Law; (g) Low-tide line means the low-tide line of the seashores of the territory of Timor-Leste, as shown in official larger-scale maps officially recognized by the Government of Timor-Leste; (h) Minister means the Minister as may be designated by the Prime Minister to have competence in matters of maritime spaces and borders of Timor-Leste and of jurisdiction thereover; (i) Nautical mile means the international nautical mile of 1,852 metres; (j) Territorial sea means the territorial sea of Timor-Leste, as referred to in article 5 of the present Law. Article 2 Normal baseline 1. Without prejudice to the provisions of article 3, the normal baseline for measuring the width of the territorial sea of Timor-Leste shall be the low-tide line along the coast of the territory of Timor-Leste. 4 Text communicated to the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea by the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor. Translated from Portuguese.

40 36 2. Permanent port facilities situated farther away from the coast, which form an integral part of the port system, shall be considered to be a part of the coast. Article 3 Rivers and bays 1. If a river flows directly into the sea, the baseline shall be a straight line drawn across the mouth of the river between the limit points of the low-tide line of its banks. 2. Without prejudice to the applicable norms of international law, if the sinuosity of the coast forms a bay, the baseline shall be a straight-line segment between the natural entry points into the bay on the lowtide line. 3. Paragraph 2 above shall not apply to historic bays, and the Minister may declare a bay as a historic bay and define the outer limits of the bay in question. Article 4 Internal waters The outer limit of the internal waters of the territory of Timor-Leste shall be the baseline from which the width of the territorial sea of Timor-Leste is measured. Article 5 Territorial sea The outer limit of the territorial sea of Timor-Leste shall be defined by a line in which each of the points is situated at a distance of twelve nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline. Article 6 Contiguous zone The outer limit of the contiguous zone of Timor-Leste shall be defined by a line in which each of the points is situated at a distance of twenty-four nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline. Article 7 Exclusive economic zone The outer limit of the exclusive economic zone of Timor-Leste shall be defined by a line in which each of the points is situated at a distance of two hundred nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline. Article 8 Continental shelf The outer limit of the continental shelf of Timor-Leste shall be defined by a line in which each of the points is situated at a distance of two hundred nautical miles from the nearest point of the baseline or by the outer edge of the continental margin, in case the continental margin is located at a distance exceeding two hundred nautical miles from the baseline. Article 9 Overlapping titles over maritime spaces Without prejudice to the provisions of articles 5 to 8, in case of overlapping between titles of Timor- Leste and those of neighbouring States over maritime spaces, the delimitation shall be resolved through peaceful means of dispute resolution, in accordance with Article 33 of the Charter of the United Nations, taking into account the principles and rules of international law relating to the delimitation of maritime spaces.

41 37 Article 10 Sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction 1. The sovereignty of Timor-Leste shall, apart from its territory and interior waters, cover the territorial sea and the airspace above the territorial sea, as well as its seabed and subsoil. 2. In its contiguous zone, the State of Timor-Leste shall exercise the required monitoring: (a) To avoid offences against customs, tax, immigration and health laws and regulations in its territory or in its territorial sea; (b) To repress offences against laws and regulations in its territory or in its territorial sea. 3. In its exclusive economic zone, the State of Timor-Leste shall have: (a) Sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and using, preserving and managing natural resources, living and non-living, in the waters above the seabed, on the seabed and in its subsoil and those relating to other activities aimed at exploring and using the exclusive economic zone of Timor-Leste for economic purposes, such as energy production from water, currents and winds; (b) Jurisdiction concerning: (i) Placement and use of artificial islands, facilities and structures; (ii) Marine scientific research; (iii) Protection and preservation of the maritime environment; (c) Other rights and duties as recognized by international law. 4. The State of Timor-Leste shall exercise sovereign rights over the continental shelf for the purposes of exploring and using its natural resources, as well as other rights as recognized by international law. 5. The sovereign rights exercised by the State of Timor-Leste over the continental shelf shall be independent of its occupation, real or fictitious, or of any express statement. Article 11 Topographic maps and geographic coordinates The National Parliament shall, within a reasonable period of time, at its own initiative or through a bill, prepare scale maps appropriate for determining the position of the lines of outer limit and for demarcating the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf or, where appropriate, lists of geographic coordinates of points where it is specifically mentioned the geodesic origin of those lines, which shall be duly publicized, and a copy of each of those maps or lists shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as soon as the international law instruments referred to in article 12 below are received into the internal legal system. Article 12 International law The competent organs of sovereignty shall, within a reasonable period of time, through appropriate constitutional and legal mechanisms, promote the approval of, accession to and ratification of the treaties, conventions, agreements and protocols that exist in the area of the law of the sea, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, concluded in Montego Bay, Jamaica, and the Agreement on the Implementation of Part XI of the same United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982.

42 38 Article 13 Effect The present Law shall take effect as from 20 May Passed on 23 July The Speaker of the National Parliament Francisco Guterres Lú-Olo Promulgated on 24 August To be published. The President of the Republic José Alexandre Gusmão Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão

43 39 B. Bilateral treaties 1. Muscat Agreement on the Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between the Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1 The Government and people of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government and people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Recalling the bonds of friendship and good-neighbourly relations existing between them, Expressing their wish to delimit the maritime boundary between the two countries permanently, equitably and definitively in conformity with international law and relevant international conventions, Have agreed as follows: Article 1 The maritime boundary between the exclusive economic zones of the Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall be measured from baselines established in conformity with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of Article 2 The delimitation of the maritime boundary between the exclusive economic zones of the Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall be based on the median line principle, in conformity with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of Article 3 The delimitation line between the exclusive economic zones of the Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan shall be the geodesic lines, referred to the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) joining a series of fixed points whose geographical coordinates, referred to WGS 84, are as follows: Point No. Latitude (N) Longitude (E) ' 48" " ' 22" " ' 40" 61 38' 11" ' 35" 62 00' 51" ' 37" 62 03' 50" ' 37" 62 25' 17" ' 01" 63 08' 23" ' 13" 63 14' ' 24" " 1 Text communicated by the Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations through a note verbale dated 12 August 2002.

44 40 Article 4 The delimitation line between the exclusive economic zones of the Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan defined in article 3 of this Agreement is illustrated on United Kingdom Admiralty Chart BA 38 (edition dated 6 March 1992) and United Kingdom Admiralty Chart BA 707 (edition dated 2 January 1997), a copy of each of which is attached hereto 2. Article 5 The Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan recognize and acknowledge the sovereign rights of their respective States over the seabed, including the subsoil and superjacent waters, within the limits established pursuant to this Agreement. Article 6 In the event of the discovery of an extension of any geological petroleum structure, individual oil or gas field, mineral or other natural resources that cross the delimitation line defined in article 3 of this Agreement, and the partial or full exploitation of the oil or gas field, mineral or other natural resources on one side of the delimitation line by means of directional drilling from the other side thereof, the following provisions shall apply: (1) Exploitation of the aforementioned resources shall be undertaken by mutual agreement of the two States Parties. These resources shall be divided according to the then prevailing rules and customs of international law as well as the principles of justice and equity. (2) A zone of 125 metres width on either side of the delimitation line defined in article 3 of this Agreement shall not be exploited by either State Party except by mutual consent. (3) ln the event of any dispute arising during the implementation of this article, the two States Parties shall do their utmost to reach agreement regarding the best ways of coordinating and unifying their operations on both sides of the delimitation line defined in article 3 of this Agreement. Article 7 The delimitation line defined in article 3 of this Agreement is illustrated on the two charts mentioned in article 4 of this Agreement. The delimitation line has been drawn on these charts as precisely as is practical within the limitations imposed by their scale. These charts form an integral part of the Agreement, and have the same legal validity as the Agreement. The charts have been prepared in duplicate, and the two States Parties shall sign both sets and shall retain one set each. Article 8 This Agreement shall be subject to ratification in accordance with the respective legal procedures of the two countries and shall come into force following the exchange of the instruments of ratification between them. A copy of the Agreement shall be deposited with the Secretariat of the United Nations. Article 9 DONE at Muscat on this 12th day of June 2000, in duplicate, in the Arabic and English languages, both texts being legally authentic. However, in the event of any divergence in the interpretation of the texts, the English version shall prevail. For the Government of the Sultanate of Oman For the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 2 Charts not included.

45 OMAN-PAKISTAN Maritime boundary Legend Maritime boundary Projection: Mercator Datum: WGS 84 Scale at the Equator: 1: Area of detail IRAN PAKISTAN OMAN 6 A R A B I A N S E A The boundaries, maritime limits, names and designation shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. INDIA Gulf of Kutch Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea Office of Legal Affairs Copyright United Nations 2002

46 42 2. Treaty between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of São Tome and Principe on the Joint Development of Petroleum and other Resources, in respect of Areas of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Two States 3 The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of São Tome and Principe: Taking into account the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, done at Montego Bay on 10 December 1982 and, in particular, article 74(3) which requires States with opposite coasts, in a spirit of understanding and cooperation, to make every effort, pending agreement on delimitation, to enter into provisional arrangements of a practical nature which do not jeopardize or hamper the reaching of the final agreement on the delimitation of their exclusive economic zones, Fully committed to maintaining, renewing and further strengthening the mutual respect, friendship and cooperation between their countries, as well as promoting constructive neighbourly cooperation, Acknowledging the existence of an area of overlapping maritime claims as to the exclusive economic zones living between their respective territories ("the Area"), Determined to pursue their common economic and strategic interests, Noting the possibility that petroleum and other resources may exist in the Area, Desiring to enable the exploration for and exploitation of those resources without delay and in an orderly fashion, Mindful of the interests, which their countries share as immediate neighbours, and in a spirit of cooperation, friendship and goodwill, Convinced that this Treaty will contribute to the strengthening of the relations between their two countries, and Believing that the establishment of joint arrangements to permit the exploration for and exploitation of petroleum and other resources in the Area will further augment the range of contact and cooperation between the Governments of the two countries and benefit the development of contacts between their people; Having decided accordingly to constitute by the present Treaty a joint Development Zone for the Area, without prejudice to the eventual delimitation of their respective maritime zones by agreement in accordance with international law, Reaffirming that the rules of international law will continue to govern questions not regulated by the provisions of this Treaty, Have agreed as follows: PRELIMINARY Article l Definitions For the purpose of this Treaty: (1) "applicable law" means this Treaty, and the principles and rules of law applicable in the Zone by virtue of this Treaty; (2) "Authority" means the joint Authority established by Part Three of this Treaty; (3) "Board" means the Board of the Authority, as referred to in article 10; 3 Text communicated by the Permanent Mission of Sao Tome and Principe to the United Nations through a note verbale dated 23 August 2002.

47 43 (4) "contract area" means a part of the Zone which is the subject of a development contract, but excluding areas which have been relinquished by the contractor; (5) "contractor" means a party to a development contract other than the Authority; (6) "Council" means the Joint Ministerial Council established under Part Two of this Treaty; (7) "development activity" means any economic activity in or concerning the Zone, including petroleum activity, fishing activity, all other activities for the development or exploitation of other mineral or living resources of the Zone, and all forms of exploration and research relating to any of the foregoing; (8) "development contract" means any agreement (including leases, licences, production-sharing contracts and concessions) from time to time entered into between the Authority and a contractor in relation to a development activity; (9) "exclusive maritime area" means any area of continental shelf or exclusive economic zone, outside the Zone, which pertains to one or other of the States Parties under international law; (10)"financial terms" includes all obligations in the nature of taxation (whether production or income based) and any other financial obligations including royalties, payments in kind, production-sharing arrangements and resource rentals; (11)"fishing activity" means any activity concerning the harvesting and exploitation of the living natural resources of the Zone; (12)"installation" means any structure, device or artificial island utilized in development activities, installed above, in, on or under the seabed, including drilling vessels in situ; (13)"national" means a natural or juridical person having the nationality of a State Party in accordance with the laws of that State Party; (14)"national body" means a ministry or a governmental or quasi-governmental administrative or technical organ of a State Party responsible for activities in or in the waters of that State Party; (15)"operating agreement" means a contract concluded between two or more contractors for the purpose of carrying out development activities in the Zone; (16)"operator" means a contractor appointed and acting as operator under the terms of an operating agreement; (17)"petroleum" means: (a) Any hydrocarbon or mixture of hydrocarbons, whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state, naturally occurring beneath the seabed; and (b) Any petroleum as defined by subparagraph (a) that has been returned to a reservoir; and (c) Any other minerals which are produced in association with them; (18)"petroleum activities" means all activities of exploration for and exploitation of the petroleum in the Zone; (19)"petroleum contractor" means a contractor in respect of a petroleum development contract; (20)"petroleum, development contract" means a development contract relating to petroleum: (21)"pollution" means the introduction of substances or energy into the marine environment, including estuaries, which results or is likely to result in deleterious effects such as harm to living resources and marine life, hazards to human health, impairment of quality for use of seawater or reduction of amenity; (22)"Secretariat" means the secretariat of the Authority as referred to in article l4; (23)"Special Regime Area" means the area more particularly defined in paragraph 1 of the appendix; (24)"States Parties" means the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of São Tome and Principe; (25)"Zone" means, subject to article 5 and paragraph 5 of article 31, the area of seabed and subsoil, together with the superjacent waters, established as a joint development zone under article 2;

48 44 (26) "Zone Plan" means the development plan or plans from time to time adopted by the Council, pursuant to Part Seven of this Treaty, for activities in the Zone. PART ONE THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT ZONE Article 2 Establishment of joint development zone 2.1 The Zone is hereby established as an area of joint development by the States Parties in accordance with, and for the purposes set out in, this Treaty. 2.2 The area covered by the Zone shall be as follows: (a) The area of the sea which is bounded by geodesic lines joining the following points using the WGS 84 Datum in the order listed below; and (b) The seabed, subsoil and the superjacent waters thereof: Latitude Longitude N E N E N E N E N E N E N E N E 0l N E N E N E N E N E N E N E N E N E N E N E N E N E N E N E

49 45 Latitude Longitude S N E N E N E N E N E N E N E N E N E 2.3 The area covered by the Zone is depicted for illustrative purposes on the attached map 4. The Authority may for its purposes more accurately depict the boundaries of the Zone on a chart or charts of appropriate scale. Article 3 Principles of joint development 3.1 Within the Zone, there shall be joint control by the States Parties of the exploration for and exploitation of resources, aimed at achieving optimum commercial utilization. The States Parties shall share, in the proportions Nigeria 60 per cent, São Tome and Principe 40 per cent, all benefits and obligations arising from development activities carried out in the Zone in accordance with this Treaty. 3.2 No development activities shall be conducted or permitted in the Zone except in accordance with this Treaty. 3.3 The rights and responsibilities of the States Parties to develop the Zone shall he exercised by the Council and the Authority in accordance with this Treaty. 3.4 The petroleum and other resources of the Zone shall be exploited efficiently in accordance with this Treaty, having due regard to the protection of the marine environment, and in a manner consistent with generally accepted good oilfield and fisheries practice. 3.5 Subject to paragraph 4, the Council and the Authority shall take all necessary steps to enable the commencement of exploration for and exploitation of the petroleum resources of the Zone as soon as possible after the entry into force of this Treaty. Article 4 No renunciation of claims to the Zone 4.1 Nothing contained in this Treaty shall be interpreted as a renunciation of any right or claim relating to the whole or any part of the Zone by either State Party or as recognition of the other State Party's position with regard to any right or claim to the Zone or any part thereof. 4.2 No act or activities taking place as a consequence of this Treaty or its operation, and no law operating in the Zone by virtue of this Treaty, may be relied on as a basis for asserting, supporting or denying the position of either State Party with regard to rights or claims over the Zone or any part thereof. 4 Map not included.

50 46 Article 5 Special regime 5.2 The provisions of this Treaty (except this article, articles 1, 2, 4, 50, 51, paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 52 and the appendix) shall not apply to the Special Regime Area, and references therein to the Zone shall be read and construed accordingly. The Special Regime Area shall for the duration of this Treaty be administered in accordance with the provisions of the appendix. PART TWO THE JOINT MINISTERIAL COUNCIL Article 6 Composition of the Council 6.1 A Joint Ministerial Council for the Zone is hereby established. 6.2 The Council shall comprise not less than two nor more than four Ministers or persons of equivalent rank appointed by the respective Heads of State of each State Party. 6.3 The Council does not have separate legal personality. 6.4 Any member of the Council may by written notice to the Secretariat nominate a representative to participate on his or her behalf at one or more meetings of the Council. Subject to the specific terms of the nomination, every such representative shall be entitled, in the absence of the designating member, to exercise any power or function of that member as a member of the Council, including counting, towards a quorum. 6.5 The Executive Director, acting as Secretary of the Authority, shall also act as Secretary of the Council. Article 7 Meetings and decisions of the Council 7.1 The quorum for a valid meeting of the Council shall he at least half the members, including at least one appointed by each of the States Parties. 7.2 The Council shall meet at least twice a year and as often as may be required, alternately in Nigeria and in São Tome and Principe. The first meeting shall be held not later than 60 days after the entry into force of this Treaty. 7.3 Meetings shall be chaired by a member nominated by the host State Party. 7.4 All decisions of the Council shall be adopted by consensus. 7.5 The Council may establish its own procedures, including procedures for taking decisions out of session. 7.6 No decision of the Council shall he valid unless it is recorded in writing and signed by at least one member from each State Party. Article 8 Functions and powers of the Council 8.1 The Council shall have overall responsibility for all matters relating to the exploration for and exploitation of the resources in the Zone, and such other functions as the States Parties may entrust to it. 8.2 The functions of the Council shall include the following: (a) To give directions to the Authority on the discharge of its functions under this Treaty; (b) To approve rules, regulations (including staff regulations) and procedures for the effective functioning of the Authority;

51 47 (c) To consider and approve the audited accounts and audit reports of the Authority; (d) To consider and approve the annual report of the Authority; (e) To review the operation of this Treaty and to make recommendations to the States Parties on any matter concerning the functioning or amendment of this Treaty as may be appropriate; (f) To approve development contracts which the Authority may propose to enter into with any contractor; (g) To approve the termination of development contracts entered into between the Authority and contractors; (h) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of article 18, to approve the distribution to the States Parties of revenues or products derived from development contracts in the Zone; (i) To consider and approve the annual budget of the Authority; (j) To approve the opening of bank accounts by the Authority; (k) To vary any time limit imposed upon the Authority under the terms of this Treaty; (l) Through consultation, to settle disputes in the Authority; (m) To appoint the external auditors for the Authority and approve their remuneration. 8.3 Each of the States Parties shall have full access on request to all papers of the Council and the Authority. 8.4 The Council, its members and its Secretary shall be entitled to use the services of the Secretariat of the Authority as necessary for the discharge of their functions under this Treaty. PART THREE THE JOINT AUTHORITY Article 9 Establishment, functions and powers 9.1 The Authority is hereby established. 9.2 The Authority shall have juridical personality in international law and under the law of each of the States Parties and such legal capacities under the law of both States Parties as are necessary for the exercise of its powers and the performance of its functions. In particular, the Authority shall have the capacity to contract, to acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property and to institute and be party to legal proceedings. 9.3 The Authority shall he responsible to the Council. 9.4 Unless and until the Council otherwise decides, the seat of the Authority shall be at Abuja, Nigeria, with a subsidiary office in São Tome, São Tome and Principe. 9.5 The Authority shall commence functioning on entry into force of this Treaty. 9.6 The Authority, subject to directions from the Council, shall be responsible for the management of activities relating to exploration for and exploitation of the resources in the Zone, in accordance with this Treaty. In particular, the Authority shall have the following functions: (a) The division of the Zone into contract areas, and the negotiation, tendering for and issue and supervision of contracts with respect to such areas; (b) Entering into development contracts with contractors, subject to the approval of the Council; (c) Oversight and control of the activities of contractors; (d) Recommending to the Council the termination of development contracts;

52 48 (e) Terminating development contracts, subject to the approval of the Council; (f) Subject to paragraph 2 of article 18, collecting and, with the approval of the Council, distributing between the two States Parties the proceeds or products of the Authority's share of production from development contracts; (g) Preparation of budgets of the Authority for submission to the Council. Expenditure shall be incurred in accordance with budgets or estimates approved by the Council or otherwise in accordance with regulations and procedures approved by the Council; (h) Controlling the movements into, within and out of the Zone of vessels, aircraft, structures, equipment and people; (i) The establishment of safety zones and restricted zones, consistent with international law, to ensure the safety of navigation, petroleum activities, fishing activities and other development activities and the effective management of the Zone; (j) Issuing regulations and giving directions on all matters related to the supervision and control of operations, including on health, safety and environmental issues; (k) The regulation of marine scientific research; (l) Preparation of annual reports for submission to the Council; (m) Inspecting and auditing contractors books and accounts relating to development contracts, for any calendar year; (n) Making recommendations to the States Parties on any issues arising as to the applicable law, and on any changes to that law which may be necessary to promote the development of the resources of the Zone; (o) The preservation of the marine environment, having regard to the relevant rules of international law applicable to the Zone; (p) The collection and exchange of scientific, technical and other data concerning the Zone and its resources; (q) The appointment and dismissal of technical and other staff of the Authority other than Executive Directors; (r) Requesting action by the appropriate authorities of the States Parties consistent with this Treaty, in respect of the following matters: (i) Search and rescue operations in the Zone; (ii) Deterrence or suppression of terrorist or other threats to vessels and structures engaged in development activities in the Zone; and (iii) The prevention or remedying of pollution; (s) Consideration of matters from time to time specifically referred to it by the Council or by either State Party; and (t) Such other functions as may be conferred upon it by the Council. 9.7 The working language of the Authority shall be English. Article 10 The Board 10.1 Subject to this Treaty and to any direction of the Council, the Authority shall be governed by a Board consisting of four Executive Directors. Two (and their replacements from time to time) shall be appointed by the Head of State of Nigeria from among Nigerian nationals of suitable qualifications and experience, and two (and their replacements from time to time) shall be appointed by the Head of State of São Tome and Principe from among nationals of São Tome and Principe of suitable qualifications and experience. All such appointments shall be effected by notice in writing served upon the Head of the other State Party. Executive Directors shall hold office for such period as the appointing Head of State shall determine, normally for a period of six years once renewable or until a replacement is appointed.

53 Executive Directors may from time to time be assigned by the Council, on a three-year basis, to head various departments of the Authority, including, to act as Secretary of the Authority and Head of the Secretariat The Board shall meet on the request of the Council, either State Party or any Executive Director, or otherwise, as often as necessary for the discharge of its functions The quorum for a valid meeting of the Board shall be at least two Executive Directors, including at least one appointed by each State Party Decisions of the Executive Directors of the Authority shall be arrived at by consensus. Where consensus cannot be reached, the matter shall be referred to the Council Unless the Board otherwise decides, it shall meet at the seat of the Authority No decision of the Board shall be valid unless recorded in writing and signed by two Executive Directors, including at least one appointed by each State Party The personnel of the Authority shall be appointed by the Board under terms and conditions, approved by the Council, that have regard to the proper functioning of the Authority Unless the Council otherwise decides, it shall appoint one of the Executive Directors to act as Chairman of the Authority and of the Board, such appointments to be for a one-year period Subject to this Treaty and to any direction of the Council, the Board may determine its own procedures. Article 11 Accountability 11.1 The Authority shall in all respects be responsible and accountable to the Council and shall comply with all directions from time to time given to it by the Council The Secretariat and all other administrative agencies or organs and technical or other committees of the Authority shall in all respects be responsible and accountable to the Board The Authority shall produce an annual report on its activities and on the progress made in the Zone, in accordance with any directions of the Council, and shall submit it to the Council for approval. Article 12 Privileges and immunities 12.1 The Authority shall be immune from all forms of taxation in respect of its activities under this Treaty. This is without prejudice to the application of non-discriminatory fees or charges for services in respect of activities of the Authority on the territory of a State Party to the extent that a national authority of that State Party would be subject to corresponding fees or charges in respect of equivalent activities The Authority shall be immune from the jurisdiction of any court or tribunal of a State Party except as concerns: (a) Commercial transactions entered into on the territory of the State Party in question, to the extent that such transactions are not subject to dispute resolution under article 47; (b) Non-discretionary decisions which would be reviewable if they were made in equivalent circumstances by a national authority on the territory of the State party in question The Executive Directors, officers and other personnel of the Authority who are nationals of one or other State Party shall be subject to taxation in respect of any remuneration for services performed under this Treaty only by the State Party of their nationality, irrespective of where the services in question are performed A person who is a national of both States Parties shall be required to elect which of the two nationalities is to be treated as effective for the purposes of this Treaty.

54 50 Article 13 Supply of service 13.1 Subject to this Treaty and in accordance with the principles set out in article 3, for the accomplishment of its functions, the Authority may use technical structures and other services already existing in the States Parties. Different services may be requested from different entities The entities to which such delegation is made shall be accountable to the Authority The immunities of the Authority under paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 12 shall apply to the activities of any entity exercising delegated functions under the present article A delegation under paragraph 1 of this article remains in force in accordance with its terms until it is revoked by the Board Any entity to which functions are delegated under paragraph 1 shall accept the secondment to its staff, at appropriate levels of seniority, of nominees of any State Party not already involved in the entity, for the purposes of training and exchange of information and expertise, and shall involve those persons to the fullest extent in the exercise of the delegated functions The number and placement of the persons referred to in paragraph 5 are subject to agreement between the States Parties, having regard to the extent of the functions to be performed and the needs for personnel development and training of the State Party not already involved in the entity Costs and other expenses, including personnel costs and expenses, incurred in the exercise of delegated functions, are reimbursable, subject to the terms and conditions agreed upon with the Authority The staff of or retained by the Authority (including the Secretariat) shall be selected on a basis which ensures that the maximum percentage of such staff who are nationals or residents of São Tome and Principe does not exceed 40 per cent. PART FOUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Article 14 Secretariat and other services 14.1 The Authority shall establish a Secretariat, headed by one of the Executive Directors as Secretary on a three-year rotating basis, to carry out the administrative work of the Council and the Authority All appointments to the Secretariat shall be made, by the Board, within the limits and subject to any procedures laid down by the Council The officers and staff of the Secretariat shall be recruited on such terms as the Authority approves. Senior appointments shall be subject to approval by the Council. Such officers and staff may, but need not, be selected from among the officials or employees, or former officials or employees, of the Government of either State Party. PART FIVE DUTIES OF PERSONNEL Article 15 Impartiality and conflicts of interest 15.1 Members of the Board, officers and other staff of the Authority in their capacities as such shall have regard to the interests of the Authority alone, and shall act with impartiality and without favouring either of the States Parties at the expense of the other. This principle shall apply equally to a national body or other entity and its personnel in respect of the exercise by it of delegated functions under article 13.

55 Unless otherwise expressly approved by the Council, no Executive Director, officer or other staff member of the Authority may have any direct or indirect financial interest in development activities in the Zone Executive Directors, officers and other staff members of the Authority shall, before assuming their functions, make a written declaration under oath, in a form approved by the Council, detailing any direct or indirect interest which might reasonably be considered to amount to a financial interest as referred to in paragraph 2. Article 16 Confidentiality 16.1 Members of the Board, officers and other staff of the Authority, as well as each State Party, shall treat the contents of all confidential papers and information produced or received for the purposes of or pursuant to this Treaty as confidential, and shall not further disclose or publish any such document or information without the authority of both States Parties or, as the case may be, of the other State Party No Executive Director or officer or other staff member of the Authority shall disclose, during or after the termination of their functions, any industrial secret or proprietary data which comes to the knowledge or into the possession of the Authority, or any other confidential information coming to his or her knowledge by reason of his or her holding a position in the Authority This article does not derogate from any other obligation upon a person, or any remedy available to the Authority or to a State Party, in respect of any actual or potential breach of confidentiality. PART SIX FINANCE Article 17 Budgets, accounts and audit 17.1 The Authority shall be financed from revenues collected as a result of its activities. The States Parties shall advance such funds as they jointly determine to be necessary to enable the Authority to commence its operations All funds paid or payable to the Authority shall be held by the Authority in such accounts, as it shall establish, in accordance with subparagraph 2 (j) of article The Authority shall prepare and maintain full, proper and up-to-date accounts, balance sheets, budgets and cash-flow projections, in accordance with good international accountancy practice and with any directions of the Council All costs and expenses from time to time incurred by the Council, the Authority and their respective members and other personnel shall be paid by the Authority All such costs and expenses shall be subject to a budgetary and accounting system to be established by the Authority and approved by the Council within five months of the entry into force of this Treaty All budgets, costs and expenses, and in addition all other receipts and payments by the Authority, and all accounts of the Authority, shall be audited annually by external auditors approved by the Council Any shortfall in the approved budget for any accounting period shall be borne by the States Parties in the proportions Nigeria 60 per cent, São Tome and Principe 40 per cent. Unless the Council otherwise decides, budgetary contributions under this paragraph shall constitute interest-free loans to the Authority, repayable as first charges on the surplus of the Authority in any subsequent accounting period The Authority shall comply with the budgetary procedures in force and shall make efficient use of its available resources.

56 52 Article 18 Application of surpluses 18.1 The Authority may with the approval of the Council establish such reserve funds as it considers prudent All surpluses of revenue over expenditure shall, after the establishment of such reserve funds, be promptly paid, without deduction or withholding, to the national treasuries of the States Parties in the proportions Nigeria 60 per cent, São Tome and Principe 40 per cent, as shall any sum held in a reserve fund which is no longer required. PART SEVEN THE ZONE PLAN Article l9 Preparation and approval of the Zone Plan 19.1 As soon as practicable following the entry into force of this Treaty, the Authority shall meet in order to prepare an initial Zone Plan in accordance with the principles set out in article 3, so as to establish ways in which the resources of the Zone may be developed in an efficient, economical and expeditious manner For the purposes of paragraph l, the States Parties have provided each other with all material information available to them in respect of economic activity, actual or prospective, within the Zone The Zone Plan is subject to the approval of the Council, which may approve it with or without amendment or refer it back to the Authority with recommendations for further work or instructions for change The Zone Plan as approved by the Council shall be published in an appropriate manner by the Authority and the States Parties Matters which are not included in the Zone Plan shall be governed by this Treaty or, in the absence of any provision in this Treaty, by decisions of the Council or supplemental agreement between the States Parties. Article 20 Periodic review of the Zone Plan 20.1 Unless otherwise directed by the Council, the Authority shall review and revise the Zone Plan at least every three years and submit any proposed revisions to the Council for adoption Pending adoption of any revised Zone Plan, the previously approved Zone Plan shall remain in force Paragraphs 3 to 5 of article 19 apply to any proposed or approved revision of the Zone Plan. PART EIGHT REGIME FOR PETROLEUM IN THE ZONE Article 21 Regulatory and tax regime for petroleum activities 21.1 As soon as practicable following the entry into force of this Treaty and in any event within a three-month period, the Authority shall prepare for the approval of the Council a regulatory and tax regime consistent with this Treaty, which shall be the applicable law relating to the exploration for and exploitation of petroleum in the Zone.

57 Within six months of the entry into force of this Treaty, the draft regulatory and tax regime shall be adopted by the Council with such modifications as the Council considers appropriate. By virtue of such adoption the regime shall (subject to article 5) become legally applicable to petroleum activity throughout the Zone, and shall be enforced accordingly by the Authority Upon its adoption, the regulatory and tax regime shall be promptly published by the Authority The Council may at any time adopt such modifications as it thinks fit to the regulatory and tax regime so established, and any such modification shall immediately become legally applicable in the Zone and enforced by the Authority The Authority shall promptly publish every such modification to the regulatory and tax regime. Article 22 Customs and duty exemptions 22.1 Petroleum equipment shall not be subject to any customs duties or other taxes and duties in respect of its import into, use in or export from the Zone unless and to the extent the Council otherwise decides. Nothing in this article shall affect a State Party's rights in respect of export or import, following the completion of its use in the Zone of petroleum equipment having the territory of that State Party as its country of, respectively, origin or destination For the purposes of this article, "petroleum equipment" includes installations, plant and equipment (including drilling rigs) and any materials and other goods necessary for the conduct of petroleum activities in the Zone The shipment of petroleum extracted from the Zone to areas within the jurisdiction of the States Parties shall be free of all taxes and duties other than those provided for in the financial terms of the relevant development contract. Article 23 General regime for petroleum development contracts 23.1 No petroleum activities may be undertaken in the Zone other than pursuant to a petroleum development contract between the Authority and one or more contractors Unless the Council otherwise decides, and in accordance with procedures laid down by the Council for tendering, the principle of holding licensing rounds must be followed prior to the signature of any petroleum development contract. Article 24 Financial regime for petroleum development contracts 24.1 The financial (including fiscal) obligations of contractors to the Authority in respect of petroleum activities in the Zone shall be exclusively determined by the financial terms of petroleum development contracts approved under this article In addition to the financial terms imposed by the regulatory and tax regime established pursuant to article 21, the Authority may impose such other terms, not inconsistent with the foregoing, as it may formulate, having regard to the requirement to balance the following needs: (a) To obtain optimum revenues for the Authority and through the Authority the States Parties, from commercial exploitation of the resources; (b) To encourage commercial exploitation and provide incentives for investment; (c) To ensure clarity and certainty of operation; (d) To ensure as far as possible that contractors tax payments under the financial terms qualify for double taxation relief, including in third States; (e) To ensure optimum utilization of any fields wholly or partly within the Zone over the life of those fields.

58 The States Parties shall take all appropriate measures within their national legal systems to ensure that the financial terms are enforced Neither State Party shall tax development activities in the Zone or the proceeds deriving therefrom except in accordance with this article. This does not affect the States Parties rights to tax any profits arising from the processing or further treatment of petroleum beyond the initial treatment necessary to effect its sale as a raw material. Article 25 Rights and duties of contractors 25.1 A contractor shall have exclusive rights to carry out the activities authorized under its respective petroleum development contract for the duration of the latter, subject to compliance with its terms and the applicable law A contractor may dispose of any petroleum to which it is entitled under the relevant development contract, subject only to any non-discriminatory restrictions the Authority may impose on landing, identity of the purchaser and verification of the volumes concerned. Article 26 Effect of cancellation or suspension of petroleum development contractors on co-contractors 26.1 If following a contractor's default the Authority cancels a petroleum development contract held jointly by more than one contractor, the Authority shall offer a new contract for that area to any contractor(s) not in default, as far as possible on similar terms to those of the previous contract The offer may be subject to: (a) A requirement that the offeree(s) remedy any consequences of the default; (b) The acceptance by the offeree(s) of a suitable replacement contractor identified by or acceptable to the Authority This article is without prejudice to any obligations to which the other contractor(s) may be liable under the original petroleum development contract. Article 27 Assignment of contractor's rights A contractor's rights and obligations under a petroleum development contract shall not he transferred without the consent of the Authority. The. Authority shall not unreasonably withhold its consent where the proposed transferee is financially and technically qualified and otherwise meets any requirements maintained by the Authority. Article 28 Operations by petroleum contractors in the territory of the States Parties outside the Zone. Within the territory of either State Party, petroleum contractors may acquire, construct, maintain, use and dispose of buildings, platforms, tanks, pipelines, terminals and other facilities necessary for petroleum activities in the Zone in accordance with the laws and regulations of the State Party concerned. Article 29 Access to operations 29.1 In accordance with the principles of joint development set out in article 3, each State Party is entitled to: (a) The benefit of non-discriminatory consideration of its nationals applications for petroleum development contracts; (b) Monitor, and be kept regularly informed as to the progress of, petroleum development activities in the Zone;

59 55 (c) Obtain access to geological data, subject to obligations of confidentiality under article 16 or otherwise; (d) Independently meter, monitor or inspect any petroleum activities (including the right of access to installations in order to carry out such metering, monitoring or inspection) The Authority and/or the States Parties shall adopt procedures in respect of metering production designed to ensure agreement on the quantities of petroleum uplifted. Article 30 Inspections rights 30.1 The Authority, acting either itself or through a national body or third party, shall have responsibility for the inspection of petroleum activities, related installations and pipelines, and for the supervision of operations carried out on such pipelines and installations situated in the Zone The Authority shall decide upon the certification procedures to be followed by the inspectors carrying out the activities referred to in paragraph Where, in the opinion of a State Party, it appears to it, following an inspection, that applicable laws are not being observed in the Zone, that State Party may by written notice request the Authority to remedy the situation If the Authority fails or refuses to take action at such request by one of the States Parties, that State Party may refer the matter to the Council Unless otherwise directed, the inspectors referred to in paragraph 1 may order the immediate cessation of any or all petroleum operations in the Zone if such a course appears necessary or expedient: (a) For the purpose of avoiding an accident involving loss of life or danger to life; (b) For the purpose of avoiding actual or threatened damage; (c) To protect the coastline or other maritime interests of either State Party, including fishing interests, against actual or potential pollution; (d) Due to force majeure distress or an emergency which may give rise to reasonable fears of major harmful consequences; or (e) To minimize the consequences of such a casualty or other accident The content of and justification for any such order must be reported immediately to the Board The Board shall thereafter meet promptly to consider the actions necessary for the safe and speedy resumption of operations. Article 31 Petroleum unitisation 31.1 If any single geological petroleum structure or petroleum field exists, verified by drilling to extend across the dividing line between the Zone and an exclusive maritime area of one of the States Parties, and part of such structure or field which is situated on one side of the dividing line is exploitable, wholly or in part, from the other side of the said dividing line, either of the States Parties may give notice thereof to the other, whereupon the States Parties shall endeavour to reach agreement upon a fair and reasonable basis for the unitization of such structure or field, having regard to the principles set out in article 3 and the respective proportion of the petroleum located on each side of the dividing line. If such agreement is not reached within nine months following the giving of such notice, a fair and reasonable apportionment shall be made, having regard as aforesaid, of the petroleum to be taken from the structure or field. Such apportionment shall be with retrospective effect back to the start of production provided that the State Party which has given notice did so with reasonable promptitude after the verification by drilling.

60 If any single geological petroleum structure or petroleum field exists, verified by drilling to extend across the dividing line between any contract areas within the Zone, and the part of such structure or field which is situated on one side of the dividing line is exploitable, wholly or in part, from the other side of the said dividing line, the Council shall seek to reach agreement as to the manner in which the structure or field can most effectively he exploited and the manner in which the fiscal returns should be apportioned, having regard to the principles set out in article 3 and to the respective proportion of the resource located on each side of the dividing line If any single geological petroleum structure or petroleum field exists, verified by drilling to extend across the dividing line between the Zone and an exclusive maritime area of a third State, and the part of such structure or field which is situated on one side of the dividing line is exploitable, wholly or in part, from the other side of the said dividing line, then the Authority shall consider whether to seek to reach agreement with the third State as to the manner in which the structure or field can most effectively be exploited and the manner in which the fiscal returns shall be apportioned, having regard to the respective proportions of the resource located on each side of the dividing line and, so far as concerns the rights of the States Parties, to the principles set out in article 3. No such agreement with a third State shal1 be reached without the approval of the Council The Authority shall take any necessary steps, in consultation with any contractors, to give effect to any agreement reached under paragraphs 1, 2 and For the purposes of this article 31, the Special Regime Area shall be treated as if it were outside the Zone and exclusively within the exclusive maritime area of Nigeria. PART NINE OTHER RESOURCES OF THE ZONE Article 32 Provision in the Zone Plan for non-petroleum resources The Zone Plan may make provision for non-petroleum development activities within the Zone, to such extent as the Authority considers appropriate or the Council may direct. Article 33 Development of regulatory and tax regime As and when required by the Zone Plan or otherwise considered appropriate by the Council, the Authority shall prepare and submit to the Council proposals for regulatory and tax regimes applicable to non-petroleum development activities within the Zone. Article 34 Arrangements in the absence of a regulatory and tax regime for non-petroleum development activities 34.1 In the absence of any special regime proposed under article 33 and approved by the Council, the States Parties shall apply the provisions of their own laws relating to the exclusive economic zone to the activity of their own nationals in the Zone, but shall refrain from applying those laws to the conduct of persons who are nationals of the other State Party Each State Party may accept, in accordance with its own laws, applications by non-nationals to engage in non-petroleum development activity in the Zone, but shall forthwith inform the other State Party of each such application. In the absence of a reasonable objection from that State Party within one month, the State Party applied to may consider the application on its merits and decide upon it If the State Party applied to considers that, notwithstanding an objection under paragraph 2, the application ought nonetheless to be approved, it shall refer the application to the Council for a decision In dealing with applications under this article, States Parties and the Council shall take into account: (a) The principles set out in article 3;

61 57 (b) Their respective obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and under any Convention in force related thereto; (c) In the case of living marine resources, any determination by the Council of the allowable catch within the Zone for the period in question A person to whom permission to engage in a non-petroleum development activity in the Zone is given under this article may carry out that activity, subject to the laws of the authorizing State Party and to its exclusive administration. Article 35 Information and monitoring 35.1 Each State Party shall, through the Authority, periodically inform the other of the outcome of applications made, whether by nationals or non-nationals, in respect of non-petroleum development activity in the Zone The Authority may request further information as to the consequences of development activities carried out pursuant to this Part. The States Parties shall comply with all reasonable requests in this regard. PART TEN MISCELLANEOUS Article 36 Employment and training 36.1 The Authority may issue guidelines in respect of the employment and training policies to be followed by contractors in the Zone for the purposes of: (a) Enhancing the employment opportunities of nationals of the States Parties consistent with the safe and efficient conduct of petroleum and other development activities; (b) Assisting to the extent practicable the equitable division of employment and training benefits between the States Parties The terms of development contracts shall comply with such guidelines The States Parties shall cooperate in the administration of their immigration and employment laws so as to facilitate the issue of visas and work permits for the purposes of development contracts in relation to the Zone. Article 37 Health and safety 37.1 The Authority shall take ail reasonable steps to secure the health and safety of personnel engaged in development activities and the safety of the installations and pipelines in the Zone, and shall promptly propose to the Council, for adoption as part of the applicable law, laws, regulations and guidelines for health and safety in relation to offshore development activity The States Parties shall, on the recommendation of the Authority, adopt administrative procedures for the exchange of information concerning the matters referred to in paragraph 1. Article 38 Prevention of pollution and protection of the marine environment 38.1 The Authority shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that development activities in the Zone do not cause or create any appreciable risk of causing pollution or other harm to the marine environment.

62 In accordance with paragraph 1, the States Parties, on the recommendation of the Authority, shall agree necessary measures and procedures to prevent and remedy pollution of the marine environment resulting from development activities in the Zone In order to facilitate the effective monitoring of the environmental impact of petroleum activities in the Zone, both States Parties shall regularly provide the Authority with such relevant information as they obtain from contractors or inspectors concerning levels of petroleum discharge and contamination. In particular the States Parties shall immediately inform the Authority of the occurrence of the following events: (a) Any petroleum spillage or event likely to cause pollution and requiring remedial measures beyond the capacity of the operator; (b) Discharge into the sea of large quantities of petroleum from an installation or pipeline; (c) Collisions at sea involving damage to an installation or pipeline; (d) Evacuation of personnel from an installation due to force majeure, distress or other emergency. The notification shall include any measures taken or proposed with respect to such events Nothing in this Treaty shall prejudice the taking or enforcement by each State Party or by the States Parties jointly of measures in the Zone proportionate to the actual or threatened damage to protect their coastline or exclusive maritime areas from pollution or threat of pollution which may reasonably be expected to result in major harmful consequences. Article 39 Applicable private law In accordance with article 3, the Authority shall propose to the Council for immediate adoption as part of the applicable law, to the extent that the private law of the Zone is not determined by or pursuant to other parts of this Treaty, the private law of one of the States Parties. Article 40 Criminal law and jurisdiction 40.1 Subject to paragraph 3 of this article, a national or permanent resident of a State Party shall be subject to the criminal law of that State Party in respect of acts or omissions occurring in the Zone provided that a permanent resident of a State Party who is a national of the other State Party shall be subject to the criminal law of the latter State Party. A national of both States Parties shall be subject to the criminal law of both A national of a third State, not being a permanent resident of either State Party, shall be subject to the criminal law of both States Parties in respect of acts or omissions occurring in the Zone. Such a person shall not be subject to criminal proceedings under the law of one State Party if he or she has already been tried and discharged or acquitted by a competent tribunal or already undergone punishment for the same act or omission under the law of the other State Party The States Parties shall provide assistance to and cooperate with each other, including through agreements or arrangements as appropriate, for the purposes of enforcement of criminal law under this article, including the obtaining of evidence and information Each State Party recognizes the interest of the other where a victim of an alleged offence is a national of that other State Party, and shall keep that other State Party informed to the extent permitted by its law of action being taken with regard to the alleged offence A State Party may make arrangements permitting officials of the other State Party to assist in the enforcement of the criminal law of the first State Party. Where such assistance involves the detention by the other State Party of a person who under the foregoing provisions of this article is subject to the jurisdiction of the first State Party, that detention may continue only until it is practicable to hand the person over to the relevant officials of the first State Party This article is without prejudice to any other basis for the exercise of the criminal jurisdiction of either of the States Parties.

63 59 Article 41 Compliance and enforcement 41.1 Development activities in the Zone shall be carried on in accordance with the relevant applicable law The States Parties shall take all appropriate measures within their national legal systems to enforce the applicable law The States Parties shall render all necessary and reasonable assistance and support in ensuring that contractors comply with the applicable law. Article 42 Civil and administrative jurisdiction 42.2 Unless otherwise provided in this Treaty, each of the States Parties may exercise civil or administrative jurisdiction in relation to development activities in the Zone, or persons present in the Zone for the purposes of those activities, to the same extent as they may do so in relation to activities and persons in their own exclusive economic zone In the exercise of jurisdiction under paragraph 1, the States Parties shall give effect to the relevant applicable law This article is without prejudice to any other basis for the exercise of civil or administrative jurisdiction by either of the States Parties. Article 43 Security and policing in the Zone 43.1 The States Parties shall, to the extent from time to time appropriate having regard to the purposes of this Treaty and their respective defence and police needs, jointly conduct defence or police activities throughout the Zone (in the case of police activities for the purposes of enforcing the applicable law), except to the extent that the Council may from time to time otherwise direct. The costs of such activities shall be borne by the States Parties in the proportions set out in paragraph 1 of article If and to the extent that either State Party shall fail to comply with its obligations set out in paragraph 1 or otherwise refuse to participate in proposed joint defence or police activities, then without prejudice to any other rights the other State Party may have, nothing in this Treaty shall prevent that other State Party from separately carrying on such activities to such extent as it considers necessary or appropriate The States Parties shall consult with each other as required with a view to ensuring the effective and orderly enforcement of this Treaty and the security of the Zone for the purposes of development activities, ongoing or proposed This article is without prejudice to any other basis for the conduct of defence or police activities which either State Party may have under international law. Article 44 Review of applicable law and enforcement arrangements The Authority may at any time recommend to the Council any change in the applicable law or in the arrangements for its enforcement, to the extent that these may be necessary. Article 45 Rights of third States 45.1 In the exercise of their rights and powers under this Treaty, the States Parties shall take into account the rights and freedoms of other States in respect of the Zone as provided under generally accepted principles of international law If any third party claims rights inconsistent with those of the States Parties under this Treaty, then the States Parties shall consult through appropriate channels with a view to coordinating a response.

64 60 Article 46 Position of persons in relation to the Zone 46.1 The States Parties shall cooperate with a view to resolving in an equitable manner as between themselves any issues arising in respect of prior dealings by either State Party with any third person in respect of any part of the Zone that have been disclosed to the other State Party in the course of negotiating the present Treaty However, in respect of any matter not disclosed by a State Party to the other State Party in the course of the negotiation of the present Treaty, it shall be a matter for the non-disclosing State Party alone, without any right to the cooperation or assistance of the other State Party, to resolve any issues arising in respect of prior dealings by it with any third person in respect of any part of the Zone. PART ELEVEN RESOLUTION OF DEADLOCKS AND SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES Article 47 Settlement of disputes between the Authority and private interests 47.1 Disputes between the Authority and a contractor or between joint contractors and/or operators concerning the interpretation or application of a development contract or operating agreement shall unless otherwise agreed between the parties thereto he subject to binding commercial arbitration pursuant to the terms of the relevant development contract or operating agreement Unless otherwise agreed, the arbitration shall be held in Lagos pursuant to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and administered by the AACCL Center for International Commercial Dispute Settlement, Lagos The Authority shall be immune from suit in any court in respect of the merits of any dispute referable to arbitration in accordance with paragraph 1. Article 48 Resolution of disputes arising in the work of the Authority or the Council 48.1 Any dispute that arises with respect to the functioning of this Treaty shall be sought to be resolved by the Board having regard to the objects and purposes of this Treaty, the principles set out in article 3 and the spirit of amicable fraternal relations between the two States Parties If a dispute cannot be resolved by the Board and its continuance affects or threatens to affect the actual or future implementation of this Treaty, it shall be referred to the Council The Council shall make every effort to resolve the dispute in a spirit of compromise, and without prejudice to any underlying position of either State Party If the dispute has not been resolved by the Council within 12 months of being referred to the Council under paragraph 2, or such other period as the Heads of State may decide, the Council or either State Party may refer it to the Heads of State for their decision. Article 49 Settlements of unresolved disputes between the States Parties 49.1 The provisions of article 52 shall apply: (a) If the Heads of State agree in writing that a dispute referred to them under paragraph 48 concerns a matter of policy or administration and the dispute has not been resolved by the Heads of State within 12 months of its referral to them, or such additional time as they agree; or (b) If arbitral proceedings under paragraph 2 below leave a substantial dispute between the parties unresolved by reason, either expressly or implicitly, of the fact that such dispute concerns a matter of policy or administration.

65 In any case not covered by subparagraph 1 (a), if the dispute has not been resolved by the Heads of State within six months of the reference under paragraph 4 of article 48, and unless the States Parties have otherwise agreed, either State Party may give notice to the other State Party (the "referral"), to refer the dispute to an arbitral tribunal ("the Tribunal") for resolution The Tribunal shall be constituted in the following manner: (a) Each State Party shall, within 60 days of the referral, appoint one arbitrator and the two arbitrators so appointed shall within 60 days of the appointment of the second arbitrator appoint a national of a third State as third arbitrator who shall act as President of the Tribunal; (b) If a State Party fails to appoint an arbitrator within 60 days of the referral, or the two arbitrators fail to appoint a third arbitrator within 60 days of the appointment of the second, either State Party may request the President of the International Court of Justice to fill the vacancy by appointing a national of a third State; (c) If the President of the International Court of Justice is a national of or habitually resident in the territory of a State Party or is otherwise unable to act, the appointment shall be made by the next most senior judge of the Court who is not a national of either State Party and who is available to act; (d) The Tribunal shall apply the UNCITRAL Rules, and on any point not covered by those Rules shall determine its own procedure, unless the States Parties have otherwise agreed; (e) The Tribunal, pending its final award, may on the request of a State Party issue an order or orders indicating the interim measures which must be taken to preserve the respective rights of either State Party or prevent the aggravation or extension of the dispute; (f) Unless the States Parties otherwise agree, the Tribunal shall sit at The Hague and the administering authority for the arbitration shall be the Secretariat of the Permanent Court of Arbitration Decisions of the Tribunal shall be final and binding on the States Parties The States Parties shall carry out in good faith all decisions of the Tribunal, including any orders for interim measures. Any question as to the implementation of a decision may be referred to the Tribunal, or if the same tribunal is no longer in existence and cannot be reconstituted, to a new Tribunal constituted in accordance with paragraph 3. PART TWELVE ENTRY INTO FORCE AND OTHER MATTERS Article 50 Entry into force 50.1 This Treaty shall enter into force on the exchange of instruments of ratification by both States Parties Within three months of the exchange of ratifications, each State Party shall procure the enactment by its own constitutional processes of any legislation or regulations necessary to implement this Treaty in its legal system. The text of any such legislation or regulations shall be promptly forwarded to the other State Party Upon entry into force, this Treaty shall be registered with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Article 51 Duration and termination 51.1 This Treaty shall be reviewed by the States Parties in year thirty (30), and unless otherwise agreed or terminated pursuant to article 52, shall remain in force for forty-five (45) years from the date of entry into force.

66 If the two States Parties agree, this Treaty shall be continued in force after the initial forty-five (45) year term Unless otherwise agreed, the expiry or other termination of this Treaty shall not affect development contracts with an expiry date after such expiry or other termination and the provisions of this Treaty shall remain in force for the sole purpose of administering such contracts and maintaining the joint development regime to the extent necessary. On the expiry or earlier termination of the last remaining such contract, the outstanding provisions of this Treaty shall terminate forthwith Accordingly, unless the States Parties otherwise agree, the Council and the Authority shall, following expiry or other termination of this Treaty, continue to exercise such residual functions as may be necessary in respect of the continuing administration of existing development contracts, and shall continue in being for that purpose Unless the States Parties otherwise agree, such expiry or other termination shall not affect the financial rights and obligations of the States Parties accrued under or pursuant to this Treaty prior to expiry or termination This article applies: Article 52 Special provision for termination in certain cases (a) In any case of a dispute which falls under paragraph 1 of article 49; (b) In any case in which a State Party remains for more than 180 days in material breach of an award by a tribunal constituted pursuant to article In the case referred to in subparagraph 1 (a) of this article 52, either State Party may give: six months notice of termination of this Treaty, and in the case referred to in subparagraph 1 (b), the aggrieved State Party may do so. Article 53 Language of Treaty This Treaty is executed in the English and Portuguese languages, both versions having equal authority. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Treaty. DONE at Abuja the 21st day of February For the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: Dubem Onyia, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. For the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tome and Principe: Joaquim Rafael Branco, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Appendix Special Regime Area 1. The Special Regime Area is as follows: (a) The approximately triangular area of the sea which is bounded by lines joining the following points using the WGS 84 Datum in the order listed: A 3º 00' 28" N 6º 57' 16" E B 2º 56' 23" N 6º 57' 17" E C 2º 56' 22" N 6º 43' 27" E The lines from A to B and B to C being lines of constant bearing and the line from A to C following the north-west edge of the Zone; and

67 63 (b) The seabed, subsoil and the superjacent waters thereof. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Nigeria shall throughout the duration of this Agreement have the exclusive right to administer the Special Regime Area and exercise jurisdiction over it, including the right to exploit and develop its resources for its own benefit. 3. Nigeria will safeguard the interest of São Tome and Principe by undertaking some development projects, which will be governed by a separate Memorandum of Understanding that will form an integral part of this Treaty. The provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding are without prejudice to any other arrangements in the future that will enhance the joint cooperation between the two countries. Memorandum of Understanding between The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of São Tome and Principe on the Special Regime Area In compliance with article 3 of the appendix to the Treaty on the joint Development Zone signed in Abuja on 21 February 2001, the Federal Republic of Nigeria has agreed to render technical and economic assistance to the Democratic Republic of São Tome and Principe. 2. The said assistance will include the following projects: (i) Refinery and crude oil allocation; (ii) Working interest in a block; (iii) Establishing a port/logistic facility in the Democratic Republic of São Tome and Principe; (iv) Equipping and training of the Coast Guards of the Democratic Republic of São Tome and Principe. 3. The details and modalities as well as mechanism of implementing these projects will be worked out by the two Parties as soon as possible but not later than 90 days. 4. Obligations, responsibilities and interests of each Party will be specified in detail before the commencement of the implementation of the projects. Equally, the two Parties will consult and cooperate with each other in working out the detailed proposals on each project. DONE in Abuja this 21st day of February For the Federal Republic of Nigeria: Dubem Onyia, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. For the Democratic Republic of São Tome and Principe: Joaquim Rafael Branco, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

68 Area of detail 5 N I G E R I A 7 9 BIGHT OF BONNY C A M E R O O N Bioko 3 BIGHT 3 OF BIAFRA G U L F O F G U I N E A SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE EQUATORIAL GUINEA 1 1 G A B O N The boundaries, maritime limits, names and designation shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. 5 7 NIGERIA - SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE The boundaries of the joint development zone The boundaries of the Special Regime Area Projection: Equidistant Azimuthal Datum: WGS84 Scale at the Equator: 1: Copyright United Nations, 2002 Office of Legal Affairs Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

69 65 3. Agreement on the Delimitation of the Maritime Border between the Gabonese Republic and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe The Gabonese Republic on the one hand and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe on the other, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, Anxious to consolidate their ties of friendship, good-neighbourliness and cooperation, Desiring to delimit their maritime border in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the Charter of the Organization of African Unity, Referring to the international conventions on the matter to which Gabon and São Tomé and Principe are parties, in particular the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, signed in Montego Bay in 1982, Have agreed as follows: Article 1 The purpose of this Agreement shall be to delimit the maritime border between the Gabonese Republic and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe. Article 2 The border between the Gabonese Republic and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe shall be the line defined in article 3 below, drawn equidistant from the baselines from which the territorial sea of each State is measured. (a) The baselines of the Gabonese Republic shall be those connecting the points with the following geographic coordinates: Point Latitude Longitude A Mbanie (Pointe mengombie) 0º N 9º E B Cap Esterias 0º N 9º E C Pointe Ngombe (lighthouse) 0º N 9º E D Cap Lopes 0º S 8º E (b) The baselines of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe shall be those connecting the points with the following geographic coordinates: Point Latitude Longitude A Ilhéus Monteiros (NE) 1º N 7º E B Ponto a sul da Ponta da Garça (E) 1º N 7º E C Ilhéus Caroço (SE) 1º N 7º E D Ilhéus Santana (E) 0º N 6º E E Sete Pedras (SE) 0º N 6º E F Ilhéus das Rolas (SE) 0º S 6º E Article 3 The maritime border between the Gabonese Republic and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe shall be the line connecting the following points with the geographic coordinates:

70 66 Point Latitude Longitude 1 0º N 8º E 2 0º N 8º E 3 0º S 7º E 4 0º S 7º E 5 0º S 7º E 6 0º S 7º E 7 1º S 7º E International ellipsoid. Reference maps: 7188 marine map (from Lagos to Gamba) drawn by the Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (SHOM) scale: 1:1,000,000 Vector Map Level 0 (V Map) drawn by the United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency to a scale of 1:1,000,000 Article 4 Each Party shall refrain from making any claims or exercising sovereignty in the maritime space of the other Party as defined by the provisions of articles 2 and 3 of this Agreement. Article 5 Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement shall be settled by consultation and negotiation between the Parties. Article 6 This Agreement shall enter into force as soon as the constitutional procedures of each Party have been completed and after the exchange of the instruments of ratification. DONE in São Tomé on 26 April, in two originals in the French and Portuguese languages, both texts being equally authentic. For the Gabonese Republic: Antoine Mboumbou Miyakou, Minister without Portfolio, Minister of the Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization For the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe: Joaquim Rafael Branco, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

71 A T L A N T I C SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE C O C E A N D F E A B C D A B EQUATORIAL GUINEA G A B O N Area of detail EQUATORIAL GUINEA GABON - SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Maritime Boundary Legend Straight Baselines Maritime Boundary Projection: Mercator Datum: WGS84 Scale: 1: at the Equator The boundaries, maritime limits, names and designation shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. 9 C O N G O 11 Copyright United Nations, 2002 Office of Legal Affairs Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

72 68 4. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Finland, the Government of the Republic of Estonia and the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden on the Common Maritime Boundary Point in the Baltic Sea The Government of the Republic of Finland, the Government of the Republic of Estonia and the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, Desiring to determine the point where the maritime boundaries of the three States in the Baltic Sea coincide, Taking into account agreements concluded between the Parties on the delimitation of the continental shelf and of the fishery and exclusive economic zones in the Baltic Sea, Have agreed as follows: Article 1 From the points indicated below, the point with the geographical coordinates 58 50,677 N and 20 28,902 E, established in the Agreement of 18 October 1996 between the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of Finland on the boundary of the maritime zones in the Gulf of Finland and in the northern part of the Baltic Sea, point 5 with the geographical coordinates 58 51,776 N and 20 28,276 E, established in the Agreement of 2 June 1994 between the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden on the delimitation in the Åland Sea and in the northern Baltic Sea of the continental shelf and fishery zone of Finland and the exclusive economic zone of Sweden, and point D with the geographical coordinates 58 46,812 N and 20 28,448 E, established in the Agreement of 2 November 1998 between the Republic of Estonia and the Kingdom of Sweden on the delimitation of the maritime zones in the Baltic Sea, the lines of delimitation shall be drawn as straight (geodetic) lines to a common point with the following geographical coordinates: 58 50,670 N 20 28,888 E. The geographical coordinates in this Agreement are determined in accordance with the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84). Article 2 This Agreement shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the Parties have notified each other through diplomatic channels that the internal procedures necessary for the entry into force of this Agreement have been completed. DONE at Tallinn on 16 January 2001 in three original copies in the English language.

73 ESTONIA - FINLAND - SWEDEN Common Maritime Boundary Point Legend ' 20 36' 25 Point 5, Agreement of 9 June 1994, Finland and Sweden 59 3' 20 39' ' 20 45' ' 62 Maritime Boundary Projection: Equidistant Azimuthal Datumn: WGS84 Scale: 1: Projection: Equidistant Azimuthal Datumn: WGS84 Scale: 1: ' BALTIC SEA Agreement of 18 October 1996, Estonia and Finland Common Maritime Boundary Point, Estonia, Finalnd and Sweden, 16 January Gulf of Bothnia Agreement of 2 November 1998, 20 33' Point D, Estonia and Sweden 20 36' 20 39' 20 42' 20 45' SWEDEN FINLAND 60 The boundaries, maritime limits, names and designation shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. BALTIC SEA INSET ESTONIA 25 Gulf of Finland Copyright United Nations, 2002 Office of Legal Affairs Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

74 70 C. Recent judgements, orders and arbitral awards Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria (Cameroon v. Nigeria: Equatorial Guinea Intervening) - Judgment of 10 October 2002 Merits (excerpt) 1 On 10 October 2002, the International Court of Justice, principal judicial organ of the United Nations, gave judgment in the case concerning the Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria (Cameroon v. Nigeria: Equatorial Guinea intervening). In its judgment, which is final, without appeal and binding for the Parties, the Court determined the course of the boundary, from north to south, between Cameroon and Nigeria. As regards the maritime boundary, the Court, having established that it has jurisdiction to address this aspect of the case -- which Nigeria had disputed -- fixed the course of the boundary between the two States maritime areas as follows: IV. ( A) By thirteen votes to three, Finds, having addressed Nigeria s eighth preliminary objection, which it declared in its Judgment of 11 June 1998 not to have an exclusively preliminary character in the circumstances of the case, that it has jurisdiction over the claims submitted to it by the Republic of Cameroon regarding the delimitation of the maritime areas appertaining respectively to the Republic of Cameroon and to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and that those claims are admissible; IN FAVOUR: President Guillaume; Vice- President Shi; Judges Ranjeva, Herczegh, Fleischhauer, Higgins, Parra- Aranguren, Kooijmans, Rezek, Al- Khasawneh, Buergenthal, Elaraby; Judge ad hoc Mbaye; AGAINST: Judges Oda, Koroma; Judge ad hoc Ajibola; ( B) By thirteen votes to three, Decides that, up to point G below, the boundary of the maritime areas appertaining respectively to the Republic of Cameroon and to the Federal Republic of Nigeria takes the following course: -- starting from the point of intersection of the centre of the navigable channel of the Akwayafe River with the straight line joining Bakassi Point and King Point as referred to in point III ( C) above, the boundary follows the compromise line drawn jointly at Yaoundé on 4 April 1971 by the Heads of State of Cameroon and Nigeria on British Admiralty Chart 3433 ( Yaoundé II Declaration) and passing through 12 numbered points, whose coordinates are as follows: Longitude Latitude point 1: E N point 2: E N point 3: E N point 4: E N point 5: E N point 6: E N point 7: E N point 8: E N point 9: E N point 10: E N point 11: E N point 12: E N; 1 Only parts concerning the maritime boundary are reproduced.

75 71 -- from point 12, the boundary follows the line adopted in the Declaration signed by the Heads of State of Cameroon and Nigeria at Maroua on 1 June 1975 ( Maroua Declaration), as corrected by the exchange of letters between the said Heads of State of 12 June and 17 July 1975; that line passes through points A to G, whose coordinates are as follows: Longitude Latitude point A: E N point A1: E N point B: E N point C: E N point D: E N point E: E N point F: E N point G: E N; IN FAVOUR: President Guillaume; Vice- President Shi; Judges Oda, Ranjeva, Herczegh, Fleischhauer, Higgins, Parra- Aranguren, Kooijmans, Al- Khasawneh, Buergenthal, Elaraby; Judge ad hoc Mbaye; AGAINST: Judges Koroma, Rezek; Judge ad hoc Ajibola; ( C) Unanimously, Decides that, from point G, the boundary line between the maritime areas appertaining respectively to the Republic of Cameroon and to the Federal Republic of Nigeria follows a loxodrome having an azimuth of 270 as far as the equidistance line passing through the midpoint of the line joining West Point and East Point; the boundary meets this equidistance line at a point X, with coordinates longitude east and latitude north; ( D) Unanimously, Decides that, from point X, the boundary between the maritime areas appertaining respectively to the Republic of Cameroon and to the Federal Republic of Nigeria follows a loxodrome having an azimuth of

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